[gentoo-user] Re: installation failure

[James]

jfmxl <jfmxl <at> SDF.ORG> writes:


> Since I installed the whole system to a qemu 'partition' inside a binary
> file I have no access to what I've done or failed to do. So I guess I'm
> just out of luck? I guess I will make a real DVD from the .iso and go
> through the whole drill again on real hardware when I get it set up
> tomorrow. It is a very long process only to come to ought, though. One
> more chance is probably my last.

Hello jfmxl,

Gentoo is rewarding and awesome, no doubts on that; but the requisite
'pain' first endured  during the installation is a subject of much heated
debate recently, and this is not the first time. So, from me, *OUR* deepest
apologies. We are working on the organization and initial appeal of gentoo,
as well as some more streamlined installation options for those new to gentoo.


Perhaps you should first embark on a traditional HD type of install
and avoid the 'vm' for now; that is if you have such resources to
work with. It does make following the handbook install more straightforward,
imho.


Then the file system you are to use for a simple /boot, /, and swap
configuration, which is the default in the handbook. Plan your FS layout
as well as grub1 vs grub2  and the (u)efi vs mbr status of your mobo.


Perhaps others will ask you a few complementary questions so we can nail
down all of the key decisions before you begin an installation?


There are 'live' version of gentoo about that can allow you to test drive
gentoo before installation. Perhaps one of those, with persistence (the
ability to add codes) might better suit you initially?


You also might want to try the 'calculate linux' [1,2,3] install medium
and just change the profile and a few other tricks to end up with
a native gentoo install on an actual HD?


hth,
James

[1] http://www.calculate-linux.org/boards/15/topics/25561

[2] http://www.calculate-linux.org/main/en/cls

[3] http://www.calculate-linux.org/main/en/cld