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On September 24, 2016 11:06:06 PM GMT+02:00, Christopher Robinson <chrisrobinson@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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>Actually, I was able to set a password although I may not have stated |
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>this clearly enough for you to get it.I saw the directions about make |
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>user, but was unsure if this was for root since the manual mentioned a |
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>wheeluser. |
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The first mention of 'wheel' in the handbook is where it is talking about creating extra users and specifically mentions wheel, users and audio are groups. |
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And it then shows you use 'useradd' for this. |
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Joost |
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>On Saturday, September 24, 2016 4:55 PM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> |
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>wrote: |
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>Well, you said you hadn't set up any users and their passwords. That |
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>is |
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>part of the install process and is in the guide. You are told to set |
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>up |
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>the root password in one section and to set up a user and its password |
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>in another section. At the very least, you missed those two parts and |
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>that isn't a assumption, it's based on what you posted. What else you |
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>missed I'm not sure and most likely, no one else is either. Rich |
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>posted |
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>that he thinks you missed a whole section which may or may not be |
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>correct but we do know you missed at least a couple steps Given enough |
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>information, someone may be able to figure it out tho. |
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>Dale |
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>:-) :-) |
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>Christopher Robinson wrote: |
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>> Dale, |
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>> Your assumption that I missed a section is entirely offbase and does |
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>not respond to |
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>> my original question. I could say that you are missing the point of |
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>what I asked. |
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>> For those who have had helpful suggestions I give thanks. |
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>> -------------------------------------------- |
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>> On Sat, 9/24/16, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> 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, 4:17 PM |
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>> |
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>> Again, top posting to |
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>> follow his lead. |
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>> |
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>> It's |
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>> not a fight. It's just called being prepared. |
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>> Missing a section |
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>> isn't going to give |
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>> you a proper install. It's one reason I always |
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>> recommend a person read the docs several |
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>> times. The reason for that, if |
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>> something |
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>> doesn't seem right, you will more than likely notice it |
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>> and go |
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>> back and figure out what was |
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>> missed. The fact that I don't see a |
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>> all-in-one page guide isn't helping you |
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>> any. If it was on one page, |
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>> even as a |
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>> option for those who don't like it, then you likely |
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>> wouldn't |
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>> have missed a section. Just |
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>> start at the top and work your way down. |
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>> Maybe after this, someone will see the need for |
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>> at least some of us to |
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>> have it all in one |
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>> long page. Maybe Rich can whisper in someone's |
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>> ear. I guess printing it and |
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>> putting it in order would work but that |
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>> means a lot of typing when a lot of times, a |
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>> copy and paste will be |
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>> easier. |
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>> Thing is, it's hard to |
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>> tell what was wrong because no one knew you |
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>> missed a section, I suspect Neil did sort of |
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>> figure that to be the case |
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>> tho which is why |
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>> he replied with what he did. What we do know, if you |
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>> follow the guide, you should get a bootable |
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>> system. It may not be 100% |
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>> perfect but it |
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>> should boot at least. Gentoo has some excellent docs, |
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>> especially the install part. Unless you have |
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>> some pretty odd hardware, |
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>> it should work. |
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>> One thing I learned the |
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>> hard way. Pretty much no matter what you may |
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>> mess up, you can chroot in and go back and fix |
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>> it. Just boot using |
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>> whatever media you |
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>> selected, follow the mount and chroot section and |
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>> then correct whatever is wrong. You do NOT |
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>> have to start from scratch |
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>> most of the |
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>> time. You'd have to have made a boo boo in the very |
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>> early |
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>> stages to end up doing that. |
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>> I'm just hoping you can |
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>> fix this easily and finish your install. :-) |
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>> |
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>> Dale |
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>> :-) :-) |
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>> Christopher Robinson wrote: |
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>> > I don't really want to get into a |
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>> fight, but some of the replies-not Rich's- are |
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>> missing |
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>> > the point I am raising. To then |
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>> disparage me is unworthy for a support list. |
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>> -------------------------------------------- |
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>> > On Sat, 9/24/16, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> |
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>> wrote: |
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>> > Subject: |
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>> Re: [gentoo-user] New Install |
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>> > To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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>> > Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 3:44 |
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>> PM |
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>> > Rich |
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>> Freeman wrote: |
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>> > > On Sat, Sep 24, |
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>> 2016 at 11:35 AM, Dale |
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>> > <rdalek1967@×××××.com> |
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>> > wrote: |
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>> Actually, he is correct. |
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>> > > |
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>> Actually, he isn't, which is hard to |
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>> > demonstrate since everybody is |
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>> top-posting. |
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>> Actually he is and your reply |
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>> > |
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>> supports that point. Also, I top posted |
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>> > because he did and I posted that |
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>> reasoning. |
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>> > I'm sure he will get |
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>> around |
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>> > to bottom |
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>> > posting when he gets his install done. |
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>> Who knows what he |
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>> > is |
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>> > using at the moment. |
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>> > > |
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>> > >> On |
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>> Saturday, |
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>> > September 24, 2016 9:47 AM, |
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>> Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> |
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>> > >> wrote: |
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>> >> |
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>> > >> You need to read |
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>> chapter 1 of the |
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>> > Gentoo handbook from |
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>> start to finish, |
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>> > >> then read |
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>> it again. |
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>> > > The handbook |
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>> doesn't have chapters. |
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>> > The step |
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>> that was missed was well |
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>> > > into |
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>> > the process. |
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>> > If he |
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>> was reading and following the install |
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>> guide, how did he do that |
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>> > when he |
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>> missed a |
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>> > whole section? Obviously, |
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>> he wasn't following it |
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>> > since |
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>> > he missed the section. When I did |
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>> my |
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>> > first install well over a |
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>> decade |
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>> > ago, I read |
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>> > that thing at least three of four times |
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>> to even see if I |
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>> > wanted to try |
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>> Gentoo. During my last install |
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>> > on |
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>> my new rig a few years |
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>> > ago, I read |
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>> it |
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>> > twice even tho it was mostly the |
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>> same. Installing |
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>> > Gentoo |
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>> > isn't easy but it is very hard |
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>> > when you are not familiar enough with |
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>> the |
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>> > process to even realize you |
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>> missed a whole |
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>> > section. If you |
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>> follow the |
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>> > guide and |
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>> > don't miss anything, it should |
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>> work. The only major |
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>> > set back |
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>> > you can have is a badly configured |
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>> > kernel that won't complete the |
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>> boot |
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>> > process. I might add, this is |
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>> also why I |
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>> > prefer a one page guide. |
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>> > Start at the top |
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>> > and work your way to the bottom. Very |
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>> little chance of |
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>> > missing anything |
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>> then. |
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>> > Now |
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>> that he knows he missed a section, maybe he |
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>> > can chroot into it, do |
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>> > that section and |
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>> finish the install. That is unless his mobo blows out. |
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>> > :/ |
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>> > Dale |
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>> > :-) :-) |
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