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Rich, |
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Thank you for at least responding to my question. I did try creating a password in root, |
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but I could not boot from there. I will check out the other manual suggestion. |
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I had tried Systemrescue CD earlier, but it displayed in a tiny screen resolution, |
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unreadable even with a magnifying lens. If anyone thinks of suggesting Knoppix, |
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the main download site was not working and I did not have the patience to try all the |
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other mirrors. |
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I do apologize for venting my frustration, but I have been trying to manage a pretty |
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awful situation for over a month, and this morning my motherboard died! |
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As the Kinks sang: I'm in a state of confusion. |
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On Sat, 9/24/16, Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o> wrote: |
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New Install |
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To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 11:18 AM |
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On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at |
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8:13 AM, Christopher Robinson |
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<chrisrobinson@××××××××××.com> |
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wrote: |
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> After the files compile on the |
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Minimal Install CD, I get a command line |
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> prompt. |
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> I assume I |
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need to enter a username and then a password to boot the |
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install, |
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> but I have not succeeded in |
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creating those. What should I do? |
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> |
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The step you missed is this |
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one: |
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https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64/Installation/System#Root_password |
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If you're at the command |
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prompt inside the chroot then you're already |
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logged in as root. So, you just type |
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"passwd" and enter a new root |
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password. root is your username. You can |
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create additional users |
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using useradd: |
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https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64/Installation/Finalizing#Adding_a_user_for_daily_use |
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> Also, I read that it is possible to |
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install Gentoo from the Live DVD. |
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> How |
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do I do that? |
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The |
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same way as from the minimal CD. Just open a terminal and |
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follow |
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the handbook. |
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Rich |