Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Steve Herber <herber@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Problems getting started
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 01:08:22
Message-Id: Pine.LNX.4.64.0512201702390.16511@thing.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Problems getting started by Richard Fish
1 I always refer to the install handbook - I can't emphasize this too much.
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3 I also read the amd64 install notes.
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5 Because I have an extensive Unix/Linux background, I look at the alternate
6 installation documentation. I often use Knoppix to build up a new
7 computer based upon this information.
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9 If I have a problem, I review the install handbook again.
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11 Good luck,
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13 Steve Herber herber@×××××.com work: 206-221-7262
14 Security Engineer, UW Medicine, IT Services home: 425-454-2399
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16 On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, Richard Fish wrote:
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18 > On 12/20/05, Peter Martin <pjmartin@×××××.ca> wrote:
19 >> The root is /mnt/gentoo on /dev/hda3
20 >>
21 >> I then did:
22 >> tar -xvjpf /mnt/cdrom/stages/stage3-20050709-2005.1.tar.bz2
23 >> then
24 >> tar -xvjf /mnt/cdrom/snapshots/portage-20050709.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr
25 >> As I watched the blur flashing by on the monitor, about 2/3 of the way
26 >> through the lines began to rap. When the process stopped and I could see
27 >> what was happening; after each tar command it was stating
28 >> "cannot write no space left on device."
29 >> This baffles me as 10 Gig should be plenty of space?
30 >
31 > It is, but did you do "cd /mnt/gentoo" before extracting the files?
32 >
33 > -Richard
34 >
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