Whats wrong with stage 3tarball 1,4rc1

mac · n00b Joined: 18 Sep 2002 Posts: 3

Hello I tried to install gentoo 1,4rc1 live cd install I followed the installation guide
And extract the stage3-i686_athlon-tbird tarball .
When I make env-update its tells me that it couldnt find the profile

and un emerge rsync w ould fix it
Also the dir /usr/src/linux is empty

Whats wrong dare is the stage3 tarball incomplete
Please help :?:

biroed · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2002 1:38 pm Post subject:

If you do a emerge rsync, you can download the kernel

TripKnot · Apprentice Joined: 29 May 2002 Posts: 213

That all sounds pretty normal to me. If you read the install guide you would see that the error you mentioned will be had and that the emerge rsync would fix it. Also you would see that you have to download and install the kernel of your choice. You are not tied to one kernel with gentoo and including an arbitrary one with the stage3 tarball not only makes it bigger but may not appease everybody. Its better to just leave it out and let the user decide.

damodred · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2002 2:57 pm Post subject:

Hi,

first of all, this problem was NOT there using the 1.3 stage 3 tarball!!!
Why comes the problem with the 1.4 rc and not with the 1.3 ?

Second problem:
I have dsl and no gateway, so normaly put the pppoe files in /usr/distfiles and make an emerge of them, so I can install them without actual i-net connection!
But now I can't do this because of the profile problem, I first have to to emerge rsync but I can't do emerge rsync because my ppp things aren't installed...
So this way to install gentoo without gateway using t-dsl isn't possible with the 1.4 rc stage3!
Why?

I hope the problem is solved with the final 1.4 release

damodred

mac · n00b Joined: 18 Sep 2002 Posts: 3

yes I can doe a emerge rsync but den I must bootstrap the system again

and thats is not the meaning of a tarball 3 file
or I must understand the installation instructions all wrong :lol:

rac · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2002 6:01 pm Post subject:

mac · n00b Joined: 18 Sep 2002 Posts: 3

Thanks Rac

for the info on the emerge sync subject somewhat clear now
Mac :lol:

insomniac · Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2002 6:04 am Post subject:

[quote="rac"]
[quote]I must understand the installation instructions all wrong :lol:[/quote]
I agree that the installation instructions are lying, if indeed there are no portage tree and kernel sources in the stage 3 tarball. I will file a documentation bug against this.[/quote]

I just did the same install and encountered the same problem - no kernel sources in /usr/src as expected after reading the install guide.
Otherwise, the install went fine :-)
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