On Sunday 08 August 2010 07:58 in alt.os.linux.gentoo, somebody
identifying as Klaus Hellnick wrote...
Post by Klaus HellnickPost by J.O. AhoPost by Klaus HellnickI have burned a Gentoo live DVD, and can boot off it, but am unable
to use it to install the OS to a hard drive. I am using a Jetway
mini ITX motherboard and two 6 GB microdrives (IDE). I have had no
problems with installing Fedora and Ubunto from CDs, but want to
give Gentoo a try. I am using a USB external DVD drive.
dd if=image.iso of=/dev/sdb
keep in mind that this will destroy any information you may have on
that hard drive (in this example the secondary hard drive).
If you want to make a proper installation, then follow the
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml
If you don't want to spend time compiling, then I suggest you use
http://sabayon.it/mirrors
TY for the reply, but I looked at the handbook and it is crap.
No, it isn't. It's not exactly "up to date" anymore in a few sections,
but in terms of vebosity, the Gentoo documentation is better than what
you get with most other distributions, short of the Linux From Scratch
books maybe.
Post by Klaus HellnickThere is no step by step instruction for installation.
But of course there is. The fact that you are making this claim
suggests that you haven't even read the handbook.
Post by Klaus HellnickThe live DVD can't even mount the HDs by itself.
It's not supposed to. If that's what you're looking for, then Gentoo is
not the right distribution for you, because Gentoo leaves most of the
decisions up to the user. The Live DVD will find all your devices, but
where you mount them is your responsibility.
Post by Klaus HellnickWhoever made the live DVD and CD was apparently too stupid to make any
sort of installation app, unlike Fedora, SuSE and Ubuntu.
No, there *has* been an installer, called Anaconda and based upon the
RedHat/CentOS/Fedora installer, but its use was optional and it
precluded a number of installation options that were available to those
who opted for the manual install (which was the default).
As I gather, the installer has in the meantime been removed because of
bugs.
Post by Klaus HellnickThere is no excuse for having to be an IT professional in order to
install from a live DVD.
The Gentoo Live DVD is not intended as an automated installer. It is
intended as a fairly "complete" Live DVD for people who do not have a
working network connection and would still like to install Gentoo, and
to provide for a workable system when it is used *as* a Live DVD.
If you want something that has an installer, then Gentoo is not the
distribution for you, and then you should perhaps, as J.O. Aho
suggested, use Sabayon instead.
Gentoo is not without flaws, neither as a distribution nor as an
organization. But the things *you* are attacking Gentoo on are bogus,
and the way you are conducting yourself right now is very reminiscent
of Usenet trolls. I would suggest an attitude adjustment.
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*Aragorn*
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