On 4 March 2014 22:26:27 CET, Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwa...@gmail.com> wrote: >On 2014-03-04, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It's not 100% apparent how the install works from reading the >handbook, >> you have to do it to see how it works. Do note that all distro >installer >> work in this general way, Gentoo just lets you see more of the >process. >> In summary: >> >> You need a running OS to install an OS. You get this anywhere you >choose >> but the easiest is to boot from a removeable media (CD, USB, etc). > >Booting the Gentoo minimal install "CD" (from CD/DVD or USB flash >drive) is the canonical way to get to the point where you start >following the steps in the handbook. On one recent install, I used >systemrescuecd 4.xx, which gives you a nice minimal XFCE desktop with >the Midori web browser you can use to read the handbook (and wander >around the web while stuff builds). There was one step -- installing >syslog-ng, I think -- where there was a glitch due to an environment >variable set by srcd. > >Immediately after doing the "chroot" do the following command > ># export path= > >See below for more details > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-921678-start-0.html > http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-786386.html > >Another convenient option is to boot the minimal install CD make sure >network works, start sshd, and then log in from another machine where >you can cut/paste stuff from the handbook into a terminal window.
The last install I did was with the latest sysrccd. (Downloaded at most 2 weeks ago) and I had no issues with syslog-ng. Did you follow the step where you do " source /etc/profile "? -- Joost -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
