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Martin S <shieldfire <at> gmail.com> writes: |
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> I am having problems installing Gentoo 2006.0. The computer has partitions and |
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data I want to save. |
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> Whenever I try to install (using the LiveCD) I get as far as entering |
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> the root password but when the actual installation is about to start |
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> the installation dies. Using the cli it simply quits, using the |
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> graphical thing I get "failed to set root password". |
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> Any suggestions (other than "use the minimal CD")?Regards,Martin S |
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An early paragraph in this newsletters talks about liveCD 2006.1 |
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http://www.gentoo.org/news/en/gwn/20060814-newsletter.xml |
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>From a previous post: |
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Subject: Re: Incompatibility of gentoo 2006 |
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Newsgroups: gmane.linux.gentoo.user |
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Date: 2006-08-15 15:15:09 GMT (6 days and 16 minutes ago) |
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Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga <at> gmail.com> writes: |
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> The GUI (as for "Gentoo Installer") is not perfect (yet). |
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Boy, that's showing some restraint...... |
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Of my (3) installs using LiveCD 2006.0, all three had to be |
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completed manually, Lots of wasted time using LiveCD 2006.0. |
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This was a result of scant-to-nil documentation explaining |
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what path (i.e. sequence of choices) to follow. So you just |
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have to float around the various 'sequences of choices'. Once |
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I got a bootable kernel out of the liveCD 2006.0, I learned |
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to finish the installation manually. (ugly, real ugly)... |
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On a positive note, the liveCD 2006 does do a pretty good job |
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of hardware discover, selection and driver loading. |
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Currently, *in my opinion*, the manual installation process |
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is the only one to use. I have some additional systems to |
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to install, but, I'm waiting for 2006.1, which should be |
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released any day now. [1] will let you track the progress |
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of 2006.1 liveCD release schedule...... |
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I'd be willing to beta test it, if it were released... |
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( I'd even promise not to bitch or ask any questions to anyone, |
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if a BETA of livedCD 2006.1) were available, for us commoners. |
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[1] http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/releng/release/2006.1/2006.1.xml |
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ymmv, |
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James |
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