Re: [gentoo-user] New Install

[Neil Bothwick]

On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 20:31:13 +0000 (UTC), Christopher Robinson wrote:

> You are giving a generic answer to what you see as a generic question.
> I really can't  play 20 questions by repeating over until the light
> comes on.

I'm sorry, but "Can I install from disc XXX?" is a generic question.

The more specific and detailed the question, the more specific and
detailed the answers. But the response was given freely and it's entirely
up to you what you do with it.

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> On Sat, 9/24/16, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
>
>  Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New Install
>  To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
>  Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 4:21 PM
>
>  On Sat, 24 Sep 2016
>  15:05:24 +0000 (UTC), Christopher Robinson wrote:
>
>  > Honestly, your reply is
>  not helpful. I have read through the the
>  > handbook and the directions there do not
>  match the screen results.
>
>  You'd need to be more specific about
>  that.
>
>  > I
>  > take offense at your arrogant tone in
>  reply to a beginners request for
>
>  I wasn't trying to be offensive.
>
>  > help.While those with
>  experience may find my request naive, I went to
>  > the list for suggestions beyond the
>  handbook.Also, you confuse the two
>  >
>  parts of my question in your smackdown.
>
>  Firstly, it wasn't a smackdown. Secondly,
>  you asked two separate
>  questions. I only
>  tried to answer one of them, which is why I quoted only
>  one.
>
>  As has
>  been mentioned elsewhere, your problem was caused by missing
>  a
>  step. The point I was trying to make is
>  that it is important to follow
>  the handbook
>  carefully, so the advice was to read it fully before
>  attempting to follow it. Reading it and
>  following it at the same time is
>  asking for
>  trouble.
>
>  Experience has
>  shown that a large proportion of new user install
>  problems are caused by a failure to follow the
>  handbook correctly.
>  Sometimes this is caused
>  by someone thinking they know better and taking
>  a shortcut but more often it is simply a
>  moaater of a mistake or
>  misunderstanding
>  somewhere.
>
>
>  > Sorry
>  for the annoyance and
>  > possibleviolation
>  of list protocol, but I expected a bit more support.
>  >
>  >     On
>  Saturday, September 24, 2016 9:47 AM, Neil Bothwick
>  > <neil@××××××××××.uk>
>  wrote:
>  >
>  >  On Sat,
>  24 Sep 2016 12:13:00 +0000 (UTC), Christopher Robinson
>  wrote:
>  >
>  > > Also,
>  I read that it is possible to install Gentoo from the
>  Live
>  > > DVD.How do I do that? 
>  >
>  > You need to read
>  chapter 1 of the Gentoo handbook from start to finish,
>  > then read it again. When you understand
>  what is going on, you then boot
>  > from
>  the live DVD and follow the installation instructions fro
>  the
>  > handbook.
>  >
>  >
>
>
>
>
>  --
>  Neil Bothwick
>
>  I distinctly remember forgetting
>  that.
>




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Neil Bothwick

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