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On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:57:46 -0800 |
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Grant wrote: |
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> Hello, I installed Gentoo on my four systems a while ago and I've just |
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> acquired a couple of new-to-me P3-500's. I'd like to install Gentoo |
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> on these new systems but I'm a little confused by the changes made to |
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> the installation process recently. I've never done anything but a |
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> stage 1 installation, but I remember reading that those instructions |
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> were removed from the installation documentation, and now I see a GUI |
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> and a command line installer on the latest LiveCD. What is currently |
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> the best installation method if I'm in the stage 1 mindset? |
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I guess if you read the handbook you could read the faq that it frers |
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to: |
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"How do I Install Gentoo Using a Stage1 or Stage2 Tarball? |
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The Gentoo Handbook only describes a Gentoo installation using a stage3 tarball. However, Gentoo still provides stage1 and stage2 tarballs. This is for development purposes (the Release Engineering team starts from a stage1 tarball to obtain a stage3) but shouldn't be used by users: a stage3 tarball can very well be used to bootstrap the system. You do need a working Internet connection. |
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Bootstrapping means building the toolchain (the C library and compiler) for your system after which you install all core system packages. To bootstrap the system, perform a stage3 installation. Before you start the chapter on Configuring the Kernel, modify the bootstrap.sh script to suit your needs and then run it: " |
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I would just do a stage 3 install, forgetting the gui installer. |
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> - Grant |
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