On Friday, November 21, 2014 09:34:30 PM wraeth wrote: > On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 02:57:57PM +0800, Giant Y wrote: > > Firstly, I install gentoo in Virtual box for practice. I follow the > > "quick > > install guide" > > onA http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall.xml. > > Unluckily, > > I would actually recommend going through the handbook for your first > install of Gentoo anyway, since it does provide a nice introduction to > the key mechanics of Gentoo.
Actually, I wouldn't use the "quickinstall" guide in its current state. The end-result is different from the recommended options in the current install-guide. To do it quick, I would skip the text and just follow the commands. For a first-time install, do read the entire manual, it explains why certain commands are run. > There's also some very useful information about Gentoo (introduction to > portage, for example) in part two of the handbook. +1 > That being said, I don't think it caters to VirtualBox environments > specifically, so Paul's note on setting GRUB_PLATFORMS should be used > too. I use VirtualBox on my laptop for testing and haven't had to add anything to GRUB_PLATFORMS ever. -- Joost
