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On 2011/05/12 17:03 (GMT-0400) Indi composed: |
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> On 2011/05/12 16:41 (GMT-0400) Felix Miata composed: |
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>> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6 seems to |
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>> have a circular reference, that is, suggesting the use of the subject utility |
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>> prior to chrooting and having any such utility in $PATH. I've never installed |
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>> Gentoo before, so maybe I've missed something. Or maybe that page could use |
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>> another link or some rewrite to clarify? |
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>> I tried to find an answer via http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-user/ but it |
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>> seems to lack a search function/box. :-( |
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> It's been quite awhile since I installed, but ISTR that mirrorselect |
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> must be emerged after chrooting into the new envirnment. |
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> You can also just add mirrors manually, like this: |
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> GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/gentoo/ |
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> ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/gentoo/" |
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Since I'm familiar and happy with mirrors.us.kernel.org performance, I might |
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rather use that, or rsync.us.gentoo.org (if that's not yet another/separate |
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entry make.conf needs, not clear from my reading of the OP URL). So all |
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GENTOO_MIRRORS needs is the same URL once as http and once as ftp, or is that |
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something specific to mcs.anl.gov? |
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It's encouraging to try a new distro, join its mailing list, ask a question, |
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and get 3 answers within half an hour of asking, and even get one 17 minutes |
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before I asked the question (2011/05/12 16:24 (GMT-0400) Todd Goodman using |
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Mutt). :-) |
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In the pages preceding |
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http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6 it |
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seemed as though the process would be easy enough, having built up some |
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experience working in chroot lately to fix fubar'd Fedora and Mandriva rpm |
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database disasters (https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=32547 & |
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680508). |
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I guess I missed the requirement to be running Gentoo to be able to initiate |
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an install of Gentoo. I thought whatever Linux was already installed would be |
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good enough, until I got to the mirrorselect instructions, and found no |
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incorporated alternative such as Indi has replied with. Indeed, not needing |
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to have booted Gentoo to run a Gentoo installer was part of the allure that |
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got me started. |
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I have more than 20 functional multiboot puters, with few having less than 4 |
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installed operating systems. More typical is 12+. What I use 24/7 are |
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openSUSE and eComStation. Most of the rest are either backup, or |
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[OS,browser,web site] testing only. |
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-- |
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"The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant |
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words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) |
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Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! |
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Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ |
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