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PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2002 8:02 pm    Post subject: gentoo cd installl question Reply with quote

Hi.

I am thinking of installing gentoo on a laptop whitout any network connection.
Q1.
Do I have to run the "emerge rsync"?

Q2.
Can I just copy all the files from the /distfiles folder on the gentoo
server and then just mount the cd under the /distfiles folder on my system? will it work?

Q3.
Is there anything else I have to do to make it work?

Q4.
Is it worth the wait to do a stage 1 install on a P2 266mhz 64ram system?

please do not link to any other post cuz I have already read them..
I just want som straight answers please..

thanks for your time...
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2002 8:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
Q1.
Do I have to run the "emerge rsync"?

No, you do not.

Quote:
Q2.
Can I just copy all the files from the /distfiles folder on the gentoo
server and then just mount the cd under the /distfiles folder on my system? will it work?

You can copy all the files to the /usr/portage/distfiles or mount them there, that is up to you :wink:
The system will look there before it tries to download them...

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Q3.
Is there anything else I have to do to make it work?

All files you want to emerge has to be in that directory, including sysklogd, gentoolkit, the lot...

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Except for that, no, not that I can recall...
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2002 8:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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All files you want to emerge has to be in that directory, including sysklogd, gentoolkit, the lot...

Where do I go to get these files (gentoolkit, sysklogd) ?? any others?
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 20, 2002 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i'm the one who started the topic..
just registred... 8)
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 21, 2002 6:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

While you don't have to emerge rsync, you do need to get a snapshot of the portage tree (different from distfiles) and all the necessary distfiles (as mentioned already).
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