On Friday 20 February 2009 18:01:22 James wrote: > I'd like to learn how other folks are performing Gentoo installations > these days. I just used a 2007 minimal cd without incidence, but > that seems to fading as a viable offering. I never had any luck > with 2008* cds.
I use any old LiveCD I have lying around that supports enough of the hardware ont he machine to be able to boot and see the disks and NIC. I find Ubuntu works like a charm. Yes, you heard me right - I recommend one uses Ubuntu to install Gentoo :-) Let's face it, Ubuntu does a very good job of making LiveCDs that JustWork, and this is not an area where gentoo has ever had any real focus. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
