Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo and IBM Websphere Kits

[Magnus Therning]

On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 02:24:58PM -0400, Jim Michael wrote:
> I have two questions.

I can only give you some sort of answer to the second...

> 1.  I would like to use IBM's Websphere, kits they offer at
> developerWorks.
> http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/offers/linux-speed-start/?tab=webservices/index
>
> IBM recommends Red Hat or SuSE.  I haven't installed Gentoo yet but am
> very interested to use Gentoo since I have a OpenBSD and Python
> background.
>
> Does anyone know it I can run the IBM's Websphere kits on Gentoo
> rather than Red Hat or SuSe?  Is there something inherently different
> in Red Hat or SuSe that I need to use one of those distros
>
>
> 2.  Can you install Gentoo booting from a floppy rather than a CD.  My
> machine won't boot from a CD.  ( I read the install information but
> did not find an answer.  Sorry if I overlooked it.)

The CD only provides a basic Linux system that allows you to do the
following:

 - run fdisk
 - format partitions
 - mount partitions
 - untar the stage1 tar-ball
 - chroot

If you have another way of getting into a Linux system that allows you
to do the same you are in business. I like to use my second Linux system
(minimal for rescue and test operations :-) to do the things mentioned
above.

In short: it ought to be possible to install Gentoo using a floppy. The
tar-ball is too big to fit on a floppy though, so you need to store it
somewhere (e.g. on a partition that you won't be reformatting).

/M

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