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mad.scientist.at.large@××××××××.com wrote: |
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> refering to the amd64 handbook, at gentoo.org "downloading the stage |
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> tarball" where it says " |
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> Downloading the stage tarball |
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> Go to the Gentoo mount point where the root file system is mounted |
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> (most likely /mnt/gentoo): |
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> |root #||cd /mnt/gentoo" |
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> does that mean to change to where gentoo will be installed, or where |
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> the cd/dvd is mounted? i'm using a gentoo live dvd. seriously just |
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> trying to get a basic install to start with. i ask because it doesn't |
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> seem reasonable (to my ignorant brain) to download to the ram drive |
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> created by the install dvd, if so then so, whatever works. life is a |
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> learning process, those who've chosen to stop learning have chosen to |
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> stop living in a meaningful was. i may trip sometimes, but i am |
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> always, always trying to learn, especially when it's "inconvenient". |
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> thanks to all those intending to help. |
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> i have never cross posted, if this email appears anywhere other than |
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> "gentoo-user@×××××××××××.org <mailto:gentoo-user@×××××××××××.org> |
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> please check the headers, it wasn't me, was never that ignorant nor |
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> arrogant. |
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I think the technical term is thread hijacking. I'm attaching a |
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screenshot of what you did and what is being talked about. What you did |
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was pick a email, hit reply, changed the subject to yours and then sent |
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it to the list. At that point, the topic of the thread changed. Some |
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of us track mailing lists using threaded messages. That way we can |
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track back to a older message easily and see exactly what message is |
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being replied to, even if it is snipped out. It also makes it easier to |
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ignore threads that we are not interested in. |
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A good reason not to do this, people may not follow the older thread |
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that was hijacked and those people, who may have the answer, will never |
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see your question. By starting a new thread, people are much more |
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likely to see it. As a example, if I see a systemd thread, I pass it by |
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since I don't use it and would find it highly unlikely that I could help |
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them in any way. People who use systemd tho, they would see the thread |
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and see if they can help. However, if you bury it inside of another |
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thread that is unrelated, they may not see your question. |
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Hope that helps. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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