[olug] Gentoo install /wo bootable CD?

neal r neallist at wispair.net
Mon Dec 23 21:14:50 UTC 2002




  Why is the 1.2 ISO  out there and so visible  :-(

  Are you using Gentoo? I am wanting a Linux box for wireless intrusion work but I don't want to start dating the Fat Lady(RedHat)
again - I prefer something more svelte ... and the 'BSD like ports' is definitely an attraction.


Mike Hostetler wrote:

> Haven't tried this, but you could use Tom's Boot Floppy, and then chroot to the
> CD.  Look here:
>  http://216.239.37.100/search?q=cache:3xuSJ-0ORbAC:forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php%3Ft%3D8690+gentoo+floppy+install&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
>
> Also, Gentoo 1.4rc1 ISO is out -- the networking has better auto-detection in
> that, plus gcc 3.2 support.  I'd go that route instead.
>
> -- mikeh
>
> On Mon, Dec 23, 2002 at 02:46:08PM -0600, neal r wrote:
> >
> >
> >    I just downloaded Gentoo 1.2 and I want to install it on an older
> > laptop that doesn't have boot from CD support. The Gentoo disk doesn't
> > seem to have any boot floppies like other unix OSes I've used - anyone
> > know the magic bullet to make this work?
> >
> >
> >
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