1 |
Dale, |
2 |
|
3 |
Your assumption that I missed a section is entirely offbase and does not respond to |
4 |
my original question. I could say that you are missing the point of what I asked. |
5 |
For those who have had helpful suggestions I give thanks. |
6 |
|
7 |
|
8 |
|
9 |
-------------------------------------------- |
10 |
On Sat, 9/24/16, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
11 |
|
12 |
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New Install |
13 |
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
14 |
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 4:17 PM |
15 |
|
16 |
Again, top posting to |
17 |
follow his lead. |
18 |
|
19 |
It's |
20 |
not a fight. It's just called being prepared. |
21 |
Missing a section |
22 |
isn't going to give |
23 |
you a proper install. It's one reason I always |
24 |
recommend a person read the docs several |
25 |
times. The reason for that, if |
26 |
something |
27 |
doesn't seem right, you will more than likely notice it |
28 |
and go |
29 |
back and figure out what was |
30 |
missed. The fact that I don't see a |
31 |
all-in-one page guide isn't helping you |
32 |
any. If it was on one page, |
33 |
even as a |
34 |
option for those who don't like it, then you likely |
35 |
wouldn't |
36 |
have missed a section. Just |
37 |
start at the top and work your way down. |
38 |
Maybe after this, someone will see the need for |
39 |
at least some of us to |
40 |
have it all in one |
41 |
long page. Maybe Rich can whisper in someone's |
42 |
ear. I guess printing it and |
43 |
putting it in order would work but that |
44 |
means a lot of typing when a lot of times, a |
45 |
copy and paste will be |
46 |
easier. |
47 |
|
48 |
Thing is, it's hard to |
49 |
tell what was wrong because no one knew you |
50 |
missed a section, I suspect Neil did sort of |
51 |
figure that to be the case |
52 |
tho which is why |
53 |
he replied with what he did. What we do know, if you |
54 |
follow the guide, you should get a bootable |
55 |
system. It may not be 100% |
56 |
perfect but it |
57 |
should boot at least. Gentoo has some excellent docs, |
58 |
especially the install part. Unless you have |
59 |
some pretty odd hardware, |
60 |
it should work. |
61 |
|
62 |
|
63 |
One thing I learned the |
64 |
hard way. Pretty much no matter what you may |
65 |
mess up, you can chroot in and go back and fix |
66 |
it. Just boot using |
67 |
whatever media you |
68 |
selected, follow the mount and chroot section and |
69 |
then correct whatever is wrong. You do NOT |
70 |
have to start from scratch |
71 |
most of the |
72 |
time. You'd have to have made a boo boo in the very |
73 |
early |
74 |
stages to end up doing that. |
75 |
|
76 |
I'm just hoping you can |
77 |
fix this easily and finish your install. :-) |
78 |
|
79 |
Dale |
80 |
|
81 |
:-) :-) |
82 |
|
83 |
|
84 |
Christopher Robinson wrote: |
85 |
> I don't really want to get into a |
86 |
fight, but some of the replies-not Rich's- are |
87 |
missing |
88 |
> the point I am raising. To then |
89 |
disparage me is unworthy for a support list. |
90 |
> |
91 |
-------------------------------------------- |
92 |
> On Sat, 9/24/16, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> |
93 |
wrote: |
94 |
> |
95 |
> Subject: |
96 |
Re: [gentoo-user] New Install |
97 |
> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
98 |
> Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 3:44 |
99 |
PM |
100 |
> |
101 |
> Rich |
102 |
Freeman wrote: |
103 |
> > On Sat, Sep 24, |
104 |
2016 at 11:35 AM, Dale |
105 |
> <rdalek1967@×××××.com> |
106 |
> wrote: |
107 |
> >> |
108 |
Actually, he is correct. |
109 |
> > |
110 |
Actually, he isn't, which is hard to |
111 |
> demonstrate since everybody is |
112 |
top-posting. |
113 |
> |
114 |
> |
115 |
Actually he is and your reply |
116 |
> |
117 |
supports that point. Also, I top posted |
118 |
> because he did and I posted that |
119 |
reasoning. |
120 |
> I'm sure he will get |
121 |
around |
122 |
> to bottom |
123 |
> posting when he gets his install done. |
124 |
Who knows what he |
125 |
> is |
126 |
> using at the moment. |
127 |
> > |
128 |
> >> On |
129 |
Saturday, |
130 |
> September 24, 2016 9:47 AM, |
131 |
Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> |
132 |
> >> wrote: |
133 |
> |
134 |
>> |
135 |
> >> You need to read |
136 |
chapter 1 of the |
137 |
> Gentoo handbook from |
138 |
start to finish, |
139 |
> >> then read |
140 |
it again. |
141 |
> > The handbook |
142 |
doesn't have chapters. |
143 |
> The step |
144 |
that was missed was well |
145 |
> > into |
146 |
> the process. |
147 |
> |
148 |
> |
149 |
> |
150 |
> If he |
151 |
was reading and following the install |
152 |
> |
153 |
guide, how did he do that |
154 |
> when he |
155 |
missed a |
156 |
> whole section? Obviously, |
157 |
he wasn't following it |
158 |
> since |
159 |
> he missed the section. When I did |
160 |
my |
161 |
> first install well over a |
162 |
decade |
163 |
> ago, I read |
164 |
> that thing at least three of four times |
165 |
to even see if I |
166 |
> wanted to try |
167 |
Gentoo. During my last install |
168 |
> on |
169 |
my new rig a few years |
170 |
> ago, I read |
171 |
it |
172 |
> twice even tho it was mostly the |
173 |
same. Installing |
174 |
> Gentoo |
175 |
> isn't easy but it is very hard |
176 |
> when you are not familiar enough with |
177 |
the |
178 |
> process to even realize you |
179 |
missed a whole |
180 |
> section. If you |
181 |
follow the |
182 |
> guide and |
183 |
> don't miss anything, it should |
184 |
work. The only major |
185 |
> set back |
186 |
> you can have is a badly configured |
187 |
> kernel that won't complete the |
188 |
boot |
189 |
> process. I might add, this is |
190 |
also why I |
191 |
> prefer a one page guide. |
192 |
|
193 |
> Start at the top |
194 |
> and work your way to the bottom. Very |
195 |
little chance of |
196 |
> missing anything |
197 |
then. |
198 |
> |
199 |
> Now |
200 |
that he knows he missed a section, maybe he |
201 |
> can chroot into it, do |
202 |
> that section and |
203 |
> |
204 |
finish the install. That is unless his mobo blows out. |
205 |
> :/ |
206 |
> |
207 |
> Dale |
208 |
> |
209 |
> :-) :-) |
210 |
> |
211 |
> |
212 |
> |
213 |
> |