From: Daniel da Veiga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] First Mail to this list: Different isos ? Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 13:47:38 -0200
> On 2/10/06, Meino Christian Cramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > this is my frist mail to this list. > > > > I am on the way to install Gentoo-Linux onto my HD...but I don't > > know what iso image to use. My platform is x86-based, therefore > > I will use one of the *x86*.iso images. > > > > But there is a *2005.1*iso and a *2005.1-ri*iso. Right from the name, > > I would choose the *r1* image. But it is very much smaller then the > > other one. > > Why not simply use the "current" link? I would have done this already...if the image size would have been more similiar... > I don't know exactly why it is smaller, but you should have no > problems with it... As the team said, its just a media refresh with a > few bug fixes. > > > > > So...is this *r1* image an update, a fix, another kind of Gentoo...? > > A quick google search returned: > http://www.gentoo.org/news/20051121-release-2005.1-r1.xml Ohuuuuh...("flat hand onto myfronthead"-effect)..I only used the "search" button of the gentoo forum and found nothing appropiate...Google didnt came into my mind. Sorry....and thank you for the link, Daniel. (still the question of the very different image sizes remains...) > > > > What should I take? > > I would advice the "r1", that is the current release... Ok.... > > > > Another question: To what gentoo-mailinglist I should mail questions > > concerning hardware ? > > I'm not sure, what kind of questions? Compatibility issues? My old PC is ... very old. It needs 30 Minutes after poweron until "something" (dont know what exactly) gets warm enough so that the beast will boot successfully. Therefore I plan to replace the "core" of the PC with a new stuff. Motherboard, Athlon 64 X2 3800+, RAM. But I still didn't have decided waht mobo to buy and what kind of RAM in how to split it in banks. Therefore I need some hints concerning this "problem"... > > > > Kind regards, > > Meino > > > > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > > -- > Daniel da Veiga > Computer Operator - RS - Brazil > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.1 > GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- > PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
