Re: [gentoo-user] amd64 install: bootstrap failed

[Calvin Walton]

On 7/19/06, James [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Hello,
I just used the amd64(experimential) livecd to attempt an installation.
Here's where it failed:
Exception received during 'Performing bootstrap: Stage 1ERror: FATAL: stage1:
Boostrapping failed!
Should I have chosen another option other than the stage1 tarball?


The gentoo developers currently reccommend that you install gentoo
from a stage 3 tarball. It does install faster, and is much less
likely to have problems like bootstrap failure.

I'm not sure, but the gentoo installer is likely only tested properly
when installing from a stage3 tarball.

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[gentoo-user] amd64 install: bootstrap failed

[James]

Hello,

Previously I had a long thread going about resizing an NTFS partition.
Without success, I decide to just reformate and leave a 30 gig NTFS
partition at the beginning of the drive. I'll worry about XP later.


I started (this) new thread about debugging the amd64 installation(my first).
I just used the amd64(experimential) livecd to attempt an installation.

I went throught the menu and all seemed fine.

Here's where it failed:
snip
Make.conf configured
Chroot environment ready.
Portage tree sync'd
MARK
Stating bootstrap.
Exception received during 'Performing bootstrap: Stage 1ERror: FATAL: stage1:
Boostrapping failed!
Traceback
File opt/installer/GLIClient Controller.py line 165 in run self_install_steps
File /opt/installer/GLIArchitetureTemplate.py line 224, in stage1

I guess I know why the livedCD for amd64 is under experimental?


Should I just follow the instructions, the old fashion way, in the Gentoo
Handbook for amd64 or is a an installation(menu) system that works?

The only place I really had a question was when the installation CD asked
for the URl of the stage one tarball. I gave it:
http://gentoo.mirrors.pair.com/experimental/amd64/vserver/
stage1-amd64-20060317.tar.bz2

Any better/more_current stage 1 tarballs to use?

Should I have chosen another option other than the stage1 tarball?


James




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