On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 13:02:56 +1300 (NZDT) Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > My requirements are to offer an oss package on as many platforms as > possible. I have builds on Debian, WBEL, Mandrake, FC3, SLES 9 ( and > Windows 2000! ) fo far. > > Considering that those who are interested in things like playing with > their own spam filters will probably also be those who will have taken the > time to build a kernel from scratch, I'd say that the above statement is > potentially a bit incorrect, wouldn't you? > > AFAICT it is nigh on impossible to install Gentoo from scratch in New > Zealand using the instructions on the website. Correct me if I'm wrong. you are. i assume you are pointing again to the errors with mirrorselect. read this passage from part 6a of the install docs carefully: "Optional: Selecting Mirrors If you have booted from a Gentoo LiveCD, you are able to use mirrorselect to update /etc/make.conf so fast mirrors are used for both Portage and source code (of course this requires a working network connection): Code Listing 1: Selecting fast mirrors # mirrorselect -a -s4 -o |grep 'GENTOO_MIRRORS=' >> /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf If for some reason mirrorselect fails, don't panic. This step is completely optional, the default values suffice." Note the works "optional". "...are able..." and "the default values suffice" Perhaps it should also say "If mirrorselect appears to have chosen incorrect mirrors delete the "GENTOO_MIRRORS" entries that it added to /etc/make.conf, and use the defaults" > > The fact that I'm also installing in vmware has meant that grub doesn't > work as written which is really frustrating, but I consider that to be > *my* problem. hmmm i have installed grub in vmware, it should just work on the primary virtual drive, same as on any other machine. what appears to be the problem? > > Cheers, > > > Steve > -- > Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
