Re: [gentoo-user] What's the latest install-from-USB-key procedure?
On Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 01:32:19PM +, Peter Humphrey wrote Not sure whether this has been mentioned already in this thread, but at one stage of kernel development* when I was installing on a new laptop, I had to switch AHCI off in the BIOS for the installation kernel to be able to see the hard disk, then back on again once I was running my own kernel. Perhaps something like this is happening to you. * At least, the kernel as configured for the Gentoo minimal installation CD. It turned out to be something quite different, namely a missing driver; see my Acer Aspireone AO751h install hints thread. It's finally up and running. I'll rebuild (emerge system and emerge world) before I get any optional apps on it. That should speed things up a bit. -- Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org
Re: [gentoo-user] What's the latest install-from-USB-key procedure?
On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 11:06:58AM -0200, Cr??stian Viana wrote no. you can download the file install-arch-minimal-date.iso from one of Gentoo mirrors. it's a little more than 100 MiB. use unetbootin to copy the ISO to your USB key and boot your computer with it. and follow the handbook as if you were installing Gentoo from the CD. Thanks. Unfortunately, neither netbootin's default Gentoo 2008.0 nor the latest weekly minimal install boot image could see the hard drive. fdisk -l only shows the USB key (/dev/sda). No /dev/sdb or /hd?. The latest weekly works with the Realtek ethernet chip, unlike the 2008.0 version. On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org wrote: 2) Is it *REALLY* necessary to download a 700 meg (*COMPRESSED*) full-blown system with pointy-clicky-touchie-feelie-oowee-GUI to do a commandline install that could normally be done by a minimal install image a fraction of that size? Unfortunately, the answer is YES. Knoppix Live sees the hard drive just fine. I'll boot it, and do the install. Hopefully, I can get the hard drive working. -- Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org
Re: [gentoo-user] What's the latest install-from-USB-key procedure?
On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 07:10:48AM -0500, Philip Webb wrote I'm in the midst of doing it on an ASUS 1005HA without an I/net connection; I've got as far as booting with a defective kernel from Lilo should have it working tomorrow (the SCSI configuration is wrong). 'unetbootin' is the best way to write what you need on the USB stick; System Rescue is good, but lacks ADSL support; the Gentoo Minimal Install ISO has worked well for me. Unfortunately, it can't find the hard drive on my machine. But Knoppix can. So I'll follow the install-under-Knoppix instructions at http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/altinstall.xml and hope to figure out the hard drive. -- Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org
[gentoo-user] What's the latest install-from-USB-key procedure?
What's the latest install-from-USB-key procedure? The stuff I've found on Google and the Gentoo wiki references obsolete versions of Gentoo, and I don't know if it would work. I've got an Acer Aspire One, with no CD/DVD. -- Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org
Re: [gentoo-user] What's the latest install-from-USB-key procedure?
waltd...@waltdnes.org schrieb: What's the latest install-from-USB-key procedure? The stuff I've found on Google and the Gentoo wiki references obsolete versions of Gentoo, and I don't know if it would work. I've got an Acer Aspire One, with no CD/DVD. Hi, This might be what you have been looking for. http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/liveusb.xml kh
Re: [gentoo-user] What's the latest install-from-USB-key procedure?
On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:49:12 -0500, waltd...@waltdnes.org wrote: What's the latest install-from-USB-key procedure? Put System Rescue CD on a USB stick, boot from it, follow the handbook. -- Neil Bothwick RISC: Reduced Into Silly Code signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] What's the latest install-from-USB-key procedure?
091104 waltd...@waltdnes.org wrote: What's the latest install-from-USB-key procedure ? The stuff I've found on Google and the Gentoo wiki references obsolete versions of Gentoo and I don't know if it would work. I've got an Acer Aspire One with no CD/DVD. I'm in the midst of doing it on an ASUS 1005HA without an I/net connection; I've got as far as booting with a defective kernel from Lilo should have it working tomorrow (the SCSI configuration is wrong). 'unetbootin' is the best way to write what you need on the USB stick; System Rescue is good, but lacks ADSL support; the Gentoo Minimal Install ISO has worked well for me. -- ,, SUPPORT ___//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT`-O--O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
Re: [gentoo-user] What's the latest install-from-USB-key procedure?
On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 11:57:15AM +0100, KH wrote This might be what you have been looking for. http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/liveusb.xml That was one of the items I saw. A couple of questions... 1) Will the old 2007.0 ISO still work? 2) Is it *REALLY* necessary to download a 700 meg (*COMPRESSED*) full- blown system with pointy-clicky-touchie-feelie-oowee-GUI to do a commandline install that could normally be done by a minimal install image a fraction of that size? What I'd like to do is put the minimal install image on a USB key and boot from that. -- Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org
Re: [gentoo-user] What's the latest install-from-USB-key procedure?
1) Will the old 2007.0 ISO still work? I'm not sure, but probably yes. but it's better if you download the latest ISO ;) 2) Is it *REALLY* necessary to download a 700 meg (*COMPRESSED*) full- blown system with pointy-clicky-touchie-feelie-oowee-GUI to do a commandline install that could normally be done by a minimal install image a fraction of that size? no. you can download the file install-arch-minimal-date.iso from one of Gentoo mirrors. it's a little more than 100 MiB. use unetbootin to copy the ISO to your USB key and boot your computer with it. and follow the handbook as if you were installing Gentoo from the CD. On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 10:15 AM, Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org wrote: On Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 11:57:15AM +0100, KH wrote This might be what you have been looking for. http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/liveusb.xml That was one of the items I saw. A couple of questions... 1) Will the old 2007.0 ISO still work? 2) Is it *REALLY* necessary to download a 700 meg (*COMPRESSED*) full- blown system with pointy-clicky-touchie-feelie-oowee-GUI to do a commandline install that could normally be done by a minimal install image a fraction of that size? What I'd like to do is put the minimal install image on a USB key and boot from that. -- Walter Dnes waltd...@waltdnes.org -- CrÃstian Deives dos Santos Viana [aka CD1] Sent from Campinas, SP, Brazil
Re: [gentoo-user] What's the latest install-from-USB-key procedure?
On Wed, 2009-11-04 at 05:49 -0500, waltd...@waltdnes.org wrote: What's the latest install-from-USB-key procedure? The stuff I've found on Google and the Gentoo wiki references obsolete versions of Gentoo, and I don't know if it would work. I've got an Acer Aspire One, with no CD/DVD. I've always used RipLinuX on a USB stick. Also there's no rule that says you *must* use Gentoo media to install Gentoo. It's there for convenience, but if it's not convenient for you then you can always choose something else :)
