On Tue December 23 2003 20:41, Linux Gentoo wrote: > Greetings all. I am trying to install Gentoo, and not making progress. > I have no idea what I am doing wrong. I have used and installed Linux > before, Debian & Mandrake, so I am not a total newbie, but by no means > do I claim to be a master of the command line either. Here is the deal. > > I have the x86 and the P4 optimized versions, live CDs, both CDs for > each. I have tried installing on two different computers, and from > stage 1 and from stage 2. I end up with the same result: > > couldn't download portage-2.0.49-r4.tar.bz2. aborting > > I have the PDF install instructions printed out and I am following along > with them. I assume I must be reading something wrong, skipping a > section or just a plain idiot.... > > When I do the following commands --> > > tar -xvjf /mnt/cdrom/snapshots/portage-20030911.tar.bz2 -C > /mnt/gentoo/usr > > cp -R /mnt/cdrom/distfiles /mnt/gentoo/usr/protage/distfiles > > cp -a /mnt/cdrom/packages /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/packages > > --> suppose to arrange things so that I don't need to download this > portage file? I've tried installing 5 times now, sure that I was just > missing a step. Whatever it is, I keep right on missing it. > > Can someone please knock me on the side of the head? > Thank you very much. > Adrian
tar -xvjpf /mnt/cdrom/stages/stage3-*.tar.bz2 tar -xvjpf /mnt/cdrom/snapshots/portage-20030911.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr cp -R /mnt/cdrom/distfiles /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/distfiles cp -a /mnt/cdrom/packages /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/packages mount -t proc proc /mnt/gentoo/proc cp /etc/resolve.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc/resolv.conf chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash mine stage 3 is portage-20030731 -- Chris -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
