> -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Rout > Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 3:12 PM > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo still on the right path? > > > On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:20:36 -0500 > Derek Tracy wrote: > > > Part way through the online handbook I noticed that they > standardized > > the Stage3 install. I figured that since the developers > thought it was > > best to use a Stage3 install then why not give it a shot. > > I read your message and was surprised at this. Last time I > read the handbooks the Handbook gave stage 1/2/3 options and > the 2005.1 handbook stuck to stage 3. (Talking x86 here, I > have never done an instal on other architectures). > > Now, like you, I read this in the Handbook: > > "Make sure you download a stage3 tarball - installations > using a stage1 or stage2 tarball are not supported anymore." > > WTF? When did this happen? > > -- > Nick Rout > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > This one caught me off guard as well. I am used to installing from a stage 1 tarball. When I recently installed to my new AMD64 machine, I was surprised to see this was no longer covered in the handbook. It was easily fixed with an emerge system though. -tracy
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