Re: Confused on gentoo

On Mar 3, 2004, at 2:28 PM, Vaughn Treude wrote:

> Hello out there:
>
> I'm trying to get a bunch of different distros configured on a test
> machine.
> I'm stuck on gentoo. I downloaded the two CD images for version
> 2003.09.11.
> I'm trying to avoid any extra work by doing a "stage 3" install. I've
> gotten
> to the point where I need to select the kernel. The trouble is,
> although the
> instructions say I can install everything from the CD if I do stage 3,
> the
> commands they tell me to enter try to accedss the internet. I can't
> do that
> because gentoo didn't recognize the machine's archaic NIC, and I can't
> find
> the appropriate drivers (8390.o, ne.o) to load to run it. I'm at the
> point
> in the install where you chroot to "/mnt/gentoo" and get the kernel
> sources
> and run "genkernel." But do I really need to compile the kernel if I
> don't
> want to? I know gentoo is designed as a compile-it-yourself distro,
> but all
> I really need is the plain-vanilla installation. So since "emerge -k
> gentoo-sources" doesn't work, what can I do instead to get the kernel
> sources
> from the CD?

I don't think you can install the kernel from cd unless you have the
GRP CDs. It sounds like you have the plain LiveCD set.

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