Re: [gentoo-user] New Install

[Christopher Robinson]

Joost you should not be responding to people seeking help. Your attititude is offensive.
Joachim and Rich have made positive suggestions. Sorry about top posting, but today is
my first day on the list.
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On Sat, 9/24/16, J. Roeleveld <joost@××××××××.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New Install
 To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
 Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 5:36 PM
 
 On September 24, 2016
 11:29:59 PM GMT+02:00, Joachim Gwoke <joachimgwoke@×××××.com>
 wrote:
 >On 25 Sep 2016 12:19 a.m.,
 "Dale" <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
 wrote:
 >>
 >> J.
 Roeleveld wrote:
 >> > On September
 24, 2016 10:54:56 PM GMT+02:00, Dale
 ><rdalek1967@×××××.com>
 >wrote:
 >> >>
 Well, you said you hadn't set up any users and their
 passwords. 
 >That
 >> >> is
 >>
 >> part of the install process and is in the guide. 
 You are told to
 >set
 >> >> up
 >>
 >> the root password in one section and to set up a
 user and its
 >password
 >> >> in another section.  At the
 very least, you missed those two parts
 >and
 >> >> that
 isn't a assumption, it's based on what you posted. 
 What else
 >you
 >>
 >> missed I'm not sure and most likely, no one
 else is either.  Rich
 >> >>
 posted
 >> >> that he thinks you
 missed a whole section which may or may not be
 >> >> correct but we do know you
 missed at least a couple steps  Given
 >enough
 >> >>
 information, someone may be able to figure it out tho.
 >> > Dale,
 >>
 >
 >> > You should know better.
 Please don't make it worse by top-posting
 >even
 >more.
 >> >
 >> >
 >From what I understand from this nightmare of a messy
 thread, the
 >OP
 >seems
 to be looking for an install-script/tool.
 >> > This does not exist other than
 the simple to follow handbook.
 >>
 >
 >> > --
 >> > Joost
 >>
 >
 >> >
 >>
 >> Well, as you
 know, I never top post unless it is a new person that
 >> starts it.  The only reason I do it
 then is because most likely the
 >>
 person on the other end has no choice but too.  It's
 likely why no
 >one
 >> has mentioned this.  For all we know,
 he may be doing this with a
 >> limited
 cell phone.  Who knows.  For the normal situations tho,
 I
 >bottom
 >> post
 as you know or do it inline.  I will be glad when he gets
 it
 >sorted
 >> out
 and can actually set it up to be mailing list friendly. 
 Top
 >> posting, multiple threads and
 all makes it hard to follow.
 >>
 >> I'm beginning to think the same
 thing.  Here we thought he was
 >further
 >> into the
 install and just missed a few steps/section and now
 I'm
 >> beginning to think he has
 only booted the install media and wants a
 >> installer command.  Maybe he will
 post something that will help us
 >help
 >> him.  Maybe.  I thought I had a
 rough idea but based on a recent
 >post,
 >> we may be
 all wrong on where he is in this process.
 >>
 >> Dale
 >>
 >> :-)  :-)
 >>
 >
 >Apologies for starting the top posting,
 >
 >I had earlier
 suggested using
 >http://www.tecmint.com/gentoo-linux-installation-guide/
 and the Gentoo
 >handbook side by
 side.
 >The link provided has the option
 of using the LiveDVD. I do not know at
 >what stage the install failed but it might
 be easier to start over.
 >
 >Regards
 >Joachim
 
 I had a quick look at that
 one. (Part 1 only) and it looks like the old quick install
 guide, but now with screenshots.
 
 Screenshots are nice, but are always version
 dependent.
 
 If I would get a
 penny or cent or whatever is the smallest part of your local
 currency for every time someone is completely incapable of
 following an install guide when only one of the screenshots
 no longer 100% match the guide, I would have already retired
 to my own little island in the Pacific...
 
 The screenshots on that link
 seem to be related to a boot CD/DVD dated to 2012 and being
 used to install Gentoo in 2014.
 
 I expect more confused questions from people
 who are not able to follow simple instructions if they are
 going to blindly follow this.
 
 --
 Joost
 
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