Re: [gentoo-user] New Install

[Christopher Robinson]

Funny how you used XXX when I SPECIFCALLY mentioned mentioned the LIVE DVD
as opposed to the minimal install cd. That was the whole point which you missed in
jumping to conclusions about my ignorance. 
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On Sat, 9/24/16, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New Install
 To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
 Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 4:38 PM
 
 On Sat, 24 Sep 2016
 20:31:13 +0000 (UTC), Christopher Robinson wrote:
 
 > You are giving a generic
 answer to what you see as a generic question.
 > I really can't  play 20 questions by
 repeating over until the light
 > comes
 on.
 
 I'm sorry, but
 "Can I install from disc XXX?" is a generic
 question.
 
 The more specific
 and detailed the question, the more specific and
 detailed the answers. But the response was
 given freely and it's entirely
 up to you
 what you do with it.
 
 
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 > On Sat, 9/24/16, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
 wrote:
 > 
 >  Subject:
 Re: [gentoo-user] New Install
 >  To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
 >  Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 4:21
 PM
 >  
 >  On Sat, 24
 Sep 2016
 >  15:05:24 +0000 (UTC),
 Christopher Robinson wrote:
 >  
 >  > Honestly, your reply is  
 >  not helpful. I have read through the
 the
 >  > handbook and the directions
 there do not  
 >  match the screen
 results.
 >  
 > 
 You'd need to be more specific about
 >  that.
 >  
 >  > I
 >  > take
 offense at your arrogant tone in  
 > 
 reply to a beginners request for
 >  
 >  I wasn't trying to be offensive.
 >  
 >  > help.While
 those with  
 >  experience may find my
 request naive, I went to
 >  > the
 list for suggestions beyond the  
 > 
 handbook.Also, you confuse the two
 > 
 >  
 >  parts of my question in your
 smackdown.
 >  
 > 
 Firstly, it wasn't a smackdown. Secondly,
 >  you asked two separate
 >  questions. I only
 > 
 tried to answer one of them, which is why I quoted only
 >  one.
 >  
 >  As has
 >  been
 mentioned elsewhere, your problem was caused by missing
 >  a
 >  step. The point
 I was trying to make is
 >  that it is
 important to follow
 >  the handbook
 >  carefully, so the advice was to read it
 fully before
 >  attempting to follow it.
 Reading it and
 >  following it at the
 same time is
 >  asking for
 >  trouble.
 >  
 >  Experience has
 > 
 shown that a large proportion of new user install
 >  problems are caused by a failure to
 follow the
 >  handbook correctly.
 >  Sometimes this is caused
 >  by someone thinking they know better and
 taking
 >  a shortcut but more often it
 is simply a
 >  moaater of a mistake
 or
 >  misunderstanding
 >  somewhere.
 >  
 >  
 >  > Sorry  
 >  for the annoyance and
 >  > possibleviolation  
 >  of list protocol, but I expected a bit
 more support. 
 >  > 
 >  >     On  
 >  Saturday, September 24, 2016 9:47 AM,
 Neil Bothwick
 >  > <neil@××××××××××.uk> 
 
 >  wrote: 
 >  >
 
 >  >  On Sat,  
 >  24 Sep 2016 12:13:00 +0000 (UTC),
 Christopher Robinson
 >  wrote:
 >  >   
 >  > > Also,  
 >  I read that it is possible to install
 Gentoo from the
 >  Live
 >  > > DVD.How do I do
 that?    
 >  > 
 >  > You need to read  
 >  chapter 1 of the Gentoo handbook from
 start to finish,
 >  > then read it
 again. When you understand  
 >  what is
 going on, you then boot
 >  > from 
 
 >  the live DVD and follow the
 installation instructions fro
 >  the
 >  > handbook.
 > 
 > 
 >  >   
 >  
 >  
 >  
 >  
 >  -- 
 >  Neil
 Bothwick
 >  
 >  I
 distinctly remember forgetting
 >  that.
 > 
 
 
 
 
 -- 
 Neil Bothwick
 
 Never sleep with anyone crazier than
 yourself.