Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Transferring an existing install to new disk

2008-11-13 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Wednesday 12 November 2008 14:53:04 Neil Bothwick wrote: > ... boot your existing Gentoo setup as usual, then follow the handbook to > install on the new disk. You do not have to boot from a live CD to > install Gentoo, [any] suitable working Linux environment will do the job, > and an existing

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Transferring an existing install to new disk

2008-11-12 Thread Dale
Harry Putnam wrote: > Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> So boot your existing Gentoo setup as usual, then follow the handbook to >> install on the new disk. You do not have to boot from a live CD to >> install Gentoo, and suitable working Linux environment will do the job, >> and

[gentoo-user] Re: Transferring an existing install to new disk

2008-11-12 Thread Harry Putnam
Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:51:12 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: > >> > So boot your existing Gentoo setup as usual, then follow the handbook >> > to install on the new disk. You do not have to boot from a live CD to >> > install Gentoo, and suitable working Linu

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Transferring an existing install to new disk

2008-11-12 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:51:12 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: > > So boot your existing Gentoo setup as usual, then follow the handbook > > to install on the new disk. You do not have to boot from a live CD to > > install Gentoo, and suitable working Linux environment will do the > > job, and an existin

[gentoo-user] Re: Transferring an existing install to new disk

2008-11-12 Thread Harry Putnam
Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > So boot your existing Gentoo setup as usual, then follow the handbook to > install on the new disk. You do not have to boot from a live CD to > install Gentoo, and suitable working Linux environment will do the job, > and an existing Gentoo installation

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Transferring an existing install to new disk

2008-11-12 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:03:51 -0600, Harry Putnam wrote: > > If you're installing to a new disk, do a standard Gentoo install to > > that disk, but do it from your working setup instead of the live CD > > environment. Your existing installation has all the tools you need to > > build a new setup i

[gentoo-user] Re: Transferring an existing install to new disk

2008-11-12 Thread Harry Putnam
Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If you're installing to a new disk, do a standard Gentoo install to that > disk, but do it from your working setup instead of the live CD > environment. Your existing installation has all the tools you need to > build a new setup in a chroot. I'm havin