minimal install cd

shrndegruv · l33t Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 658

hello

Im looking at the minimal install cd guide (I think) starting at

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1#book_part1_chap2

and its confusing. Why are they talking about creating users before parititions? Is there a concise but thorough guide out there?

[edit]

never mind. am dumb.

cyblord · Guru Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 424

I actually find the handbook extremely straight forward and helpful.

creating user accounts on the livecd is optional, when you're trying to get someone to ssh into your system to help you out with the installation.

you can just start from the partitioning part (fdisk).

shrndegruv · l33t Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 658

yeah am dumb.

cyblord · Guru Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 424

it takes patience

shrndegruv · l33t Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 658

i wish i could get a full livecd install to work. it always crashes. I think something might be wrong with my cd drive.

cyblord · Guru Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 424

full livecd? like the automatic installer? or manual?

shrndegruv · l33t Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 658

autoinstaller.

Ive only got it to boot twice (out of about 10 tries) and on the 2 successes it crashed.

cyblord · Guru Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 424

yeah it's pretty messed up

shrndegruv · l33t Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 658

yeah -- well building a system this way is somehow more satisfying than using the easy way

. At least thats what I keep telling myself...

cyblord · Guru Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 424

like larry the cow says:

http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/about.xml