| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Guest
|
 Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2002 8:02 pm Post subject: gentoo cd installl question |
 |
|
Hi.
I am thinking of installing gentoo on a laptop whitout any network connection.
Q1.
Do I have to run the "emerge rsync"?
Q2.
Can I just copy all the files from the /distfiles folder on the gentoo
server and then just mount the cd under the /distfiles folder on my system? will it work?
Q3.
Is there anything else I have to do to make it work?
Q4.
Is it worth the wait to do a stage 1 install on a P2 266mhz 64ram system?
please do not link to any other post cuz I have already read them..
I just want som straight answers please..
thanks for your time... |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Lemma
Guru
Joined: 19 Apr 2002
Posts: 416
Location: Uppsala, Sweden
|
| Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2002 8:21 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: | Q1.
Do I have to run the "emerge rsync"? |
No, you do not.
| Quote: | Q2.
Can I just copy all the files from the /distfiles folder on the gentoo
server and then just mount the cd under the /distfiles folder on my system? will it work? |
You can copy all the files to the /usr/portage/distfiles or mount them there, that is up to you 
The system will look there before it tries to download them...
| Quote: | Q3.
Is there anything else I have to do to make it work? |
All files you want to emerge has to be in that directory, including sysklogd, gentoolkit, the lot...
/Lemma
Except for that, no, not that I can recall...
_________________
Always make it as simple as possible, but no simpler
/Einstein |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Guest
|
| Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2002 8:36 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: | All files you want to emerge has to be in that directory, including sysklogd, gentoolkit, the lot...
|
Where do I go to get these files (gentoolkit, sysklogd) ?? any others? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Devil
n00b
Joined: 20 Apr 2002
Posts: 4
|
| Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2002 8:48 pm Post subject: |
|
|
i'm the one who started the topic..
just registred...  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
chadh
Moderator
Joined: 21 Apr 2002
Posts: 137
Location: Atlanta, GA
|
| Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2002 6:22 pm Post subject: |
|
|
While you don't have to emerge rsync, you do need to get a snapshot of the portage tree (different from distfiles) and all the necessary distfiles (as mentioned already).
_________________
Chad |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Installing Gentoo
