Arg...this makes me a little mad....

BmxFace · n00b Joined: 31 Aug 2003 Posts: 47

i was going through the installatiion following it on lynx. when after i did the "emerge sync" step....that command stoped working....it either stoped working after that or after "source /etc/profile" but i think it was because of "emerge sync" made me verry mad because then i had to reboot into here again......anyone know why it did this?

cleber · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 6:41 pm Post subject:

I'm not sure if I undertood your question, did

BmxFace · n00b Joined: 31 Aug 2003 Posts: 47

cleber · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 7:12 pm Post subject:

Well, after "emerge sync" you still have to do a bootstrap thing...
Are you starting from stage 1?

You can boot from the Gentoo CD again, chmod like you did the first time and continue.
Remember: lynx was on your Gentoo CD, not on your chmodded console. That is, you have to go to Alt+F2 to get to your Gentoo CD, and Alt+F1 to go to your chmodded console (That is, if you did chmod on the first conesole.)

Good luck.
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cleber · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 7:15 pm Post subject:

Oh, and make a more discriptive subject for your posts like: "problem after emerge sync on installatin" you'll get more replies!

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BmxFace · n00b Joined: 31 Aug 2003 Posts: 47

ok so is it because i chroot that it stoped working? but if i get the other terminal to work from the cd it would work in there?

BmxFace · n00b Joined: 31 Aug 2003 Posts: 47

ohh and i was startign from stage 3..is that bad? and i downloaded the gentoo disk about 4 months ago...is it still good ? if not please give me a link to the disk i should be using.

cleber · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 7:27 pm Post subject:

Yes. When you chroot, it is like you've booted from that new installation. Because there is nothing there yet, you won't get lynx.
If you get to other terminal, then you're back again on the (really) booted LiveCD (Gentoo Install CD).

There is nothing wrong starting from stage 3, but I definitely recomend you to get a new gentoo CD. You can get it at: http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu/releases/x86/1.4/livecd/ and selecting the appropriate one for your processor.
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BmxFace · n00b Joined: 31 Aug 2003 Posts: 47

should i get the i686 or the P3? i have a pentium 3 800 mhz and do i need both cds? i plan to emerge everything...and what do you recomend i start from stage 1 2 or 3?

cleber · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2003 7:57 pm Post subject:

If you got a Pentium 3 you should get the P3 CD. Just the P3 CD, no need to download the i686 at all.

If you really want to emerge everything, get the stage 1. Then you'll get a really custumized linux installation, for sure. But the bootstrap thing take up alittle time, like 2 hours, I think. But it's a big gain, in the final.

Recomend stage 1!

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BmxFace · n00b Joined: 31 Aug 2003 Posts: 47

bootstrap? im unfamiliar ..... im scared im goona mess something up in this instalation

BmxFace · n00b Joined: 31 Aug 2003 Posts: 47

ohh and i still dont know if i need to download disk 2 or not? or just disk one?

cleber · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:33 am Post subject:

Don't be afraid of installation, that install manual covers it all. Just read it carefully.

About the discs, take a look on the documentation, they are all 100%.

The installation manual is avaible at gentoo site, on the left bar, as "x86 installation".
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