Installation Help

ahesson5 · n00b Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 1

Ok I used to use ubuntu on my laptop but ended up putting windows back on it because of a XNA class. I didnt dual boot because I wanted to try a different distro, ubuntu is kinda boring. So I wanted to try gentoo. Its quite a bit tougher to install. I installed the 32 bit version off the minimal CD, and following the steps down to where I reboot the system and the command line GRUB> shows up. The instructions say that I need to use remote access and use another comp to finish it up. Well I dont have another system running linux. Is there a way around this? I couldnt find any info how to finish it without using remote access. Also would it be easier to just install the live cd? Any help is appreciated.

Link for installing: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall.xml
im at 2.30: Reboot

yabbadabbadont · Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:12 pm Post subject:

Please provide a link to the instructions that tell you to use a remote system to finish it up...

What is more likely is that it is telling you to boot a live cd/dvd and then follow the instructions in the handbook for chrooting into your installed system. Then correct the grub issue.

DONAHUE · Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:45 pm Post subject:

sounds like you failed to create the file /boot/grub/grub.conf
boot the cd, then run: This assumes (as does the handbook) that you have one hard drive partitioned as /dev/sda1 is /boot, /dev/sda2 is swap, sda3 is /
adjust the below to suit your partitioning.