Where are the iso's?

Timmer · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:56 am Post subject: Where are the iso's?

I'm getting a new computer today, and I've been planning on running Gentoo on it. So I went to the homepage to download the latest install CD for amd64 and discovered that there wasn't one. I just get a 404. It's been 4 years since I last did a fresh install, so I thought maybe it'd changed, and checked the Handbook.

But the Handbook says

gerard27 · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 2:50 pm Post subject:

Hi Timmer,
No need to use the Gentoo iso.
You can use any Livecd/Livedvd to install Gentoo.
Gerard.
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http://www.sysresccd.org/Download

Raptor85 · Apprentice Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 208

He's right though...there's links all over gentoo.org to the download locations for the amd64 autobuilds and they're broken, the x86 ones work though, it just seems like the AMD64 current-iso directory was deleted. (go here and try clicking amd64 http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/where.xml )

Above poster is correct though, the livecd you use doesn't matter all that much, and TBH the gentoo livecd kinda sucks. You can jump up a few folders to here
http://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/amd64/
and get the older releases of the livecd/dvd , but personally I use system rescue CD for EVERY install now, it's gentoo based itself (and pretty much designed for installing gentoo).

http://www.sysresccd.org/Download

Get the x86 iso, it has both 32 bit and 64 bit kernels on it, when booting type "rescue64" for the boot option.

FizzyWidget · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:37 pm Post subject:

i asked the same thing in another thread, why cant the devs just refresh it from a back up or stick a new build up?
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Timmer · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:28 pm Post subject:

I suppose I never thought about the fact that the Live CD is really completely separate from the install. It pretty much just needs to be able to format a drive, and then download a stage onto the hard drive, doesn't it? Hmm.

I could just use my 2006.0 CD then, except hat it probably doesn't have proper wireless drivers on it. Still though, should probably fix the links.

(Installing Gentoo Step 1: Download Ubuntu. :lol:

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drescherjm · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 5:25 pm Post subject:

sysrescuecd is a pretty good livecd and it works well for installing gentoo.

http://sysresccd.org/Main_Page

Edit: I see several others recommended that..
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Timmer · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:57 pm Post subject:

Just writing in to say that the rescue CD (actually a USB in this case) method is working. not done yet (work and sleep got in the way), but I was happily typing up a make.conf this morning.

iamben · Apprentice Joined: 10 May 2004 Posts: 275

This is still not a solution to the problem-- are the amd64 minimal installcd autobuilds failing? How long has this been happening? Am I the only one who sees this as a major problem?

I'm trying to find some official acknowledgement of this issue, coming up dry.

Timmer · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:23 pm Post subject:

Chaniyth · n00b Joined: 17 Feb 2010 Posts: 16

The Gentoo LiveCD and LiveDVD AMD64 images need kernel staging drivers implemented into the ISO as several newer wireless adapters DO WORK in Linux with the current staging drivers. This would save alot of headaches, and stop the waste of CD-R's. >.<
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cach0rr0 · Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 5:55 am Post subject:

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Genone · Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 4:48 pm Post subject:

barul · Guru Joined: 28 May 2010 Posts: 434

Quite useless, now, no ?

The current-iso for AMD64 is here now.