Found the files on the CD in the packages directory. Had to use the same tar
command to extract them as I used for the stage 3 tarball. It was a little
tricky at first because I didn't expect the kernel to be named "gentoo",
thought it would be "linux" something. But I think I'm over that hump,
thanks.
Vaughn
On Wednesday 03 March 2004 19:24, you wrote:
> When you are installing Gentoo, you copy files to a packages directory.
> I would look in there to see if the kernel does exist.
>
> Everytime I have installed Gentoo, I have always pulled the kernel off
> of the net so I don't know if the kernel file exists on the CD or not (I
> assume it does).
>
> There is also a way to use Knoppix as a boot loader and then install
> Gentoo. I haven't tried this either, but Knoppix might detect the
> network card for installation use.
>
> vltreude@deru.com 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?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Vaughn
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