Gentoo Installation Problem

[netx2]

I have finally built myself up to install Gentoo. :) I have been following the install guide for a stage 1 install and have so far made it to the bootstrap process. I am doing this without a net connection, so I have been using the Universal CD. When I try to run the bootstrap script it starts, but fails after it tries to download portage.

I am at a loss here. Any ideas?

[Icarus]

How does it fail? Is it not able to locate the host?
Are you sure you have a network connection up and running? "ping google.com"

Any error messages will help us also ;)

[netx2]

Perhaps I have misunderstood the installation process. I am attempting to do the install from the sources on the cd, without the network connection. Is this not possible?

The failure is then the script is executed and it attempts to download the portage bz2 file. Naturally if it tries this, it will fail. I have not setup the interface, and I do not even have the net connection plugged in.

I am just messing around with gentoo to see how I like it, and hopefully will make it my distro of choice a little later.



added note: during the process it does display these messages:

Configuring environment...
Calculating dependencies ...done!
>>> emerge (1 of 1) sys-apps/portage-2.0.50-r1 to /

Then it begins to attempt the download. I do remember in the install process unzipping portgage to /mnt/gentoo/usr.

[Dark Ninja]

Make sure you are heading to the proper section of the install guide. I know it splits at certain points (AKA - "If you are installing from the net, go here: LINK If you are installing from the CD, go here: LINK2")

I know it sounds like a stupid response -- but I'm just trying to think of everything here.

[Icarus]

OK, I see what you are doing and it makes a lot more since now!If you want to follow this networkless installation you have to use such a Universal LiveCD, skip the rest of this chapter and continue with Preparing the Disks. Otherwise, continue with the networking configuration sections belowSo down to section 4, Preparing the disks, skipping the networking...got it! :)

After all the disk work, we then go to "5.c. Alternative: Using a Stage from the LiveCD"

Did this go OK?
Was it the next section that SNAFU'ed on you?

I haven't looked at that in a while, and that install guide has turned into a messy beast!
They should really break it down into the seperate guides, just to neaten things up :(

[netx2]

Communication is a wonderful thing. :)

I did complete 5c, 5d, 5e (just changet the chost to i686), skipped 6a, and then for 6c executed:

cd/usr/portage
scripts/bootstrap.sh

[Icarus]

Ah-ha!

scripts/bootstrap.sh -f

is what you want to run, without the -f it will try to download off the internet.

wow, I learned something new :D

[hammer123]

i believe you have to start at stage 2 for networkless. also since you have no network you probably are going to want more than the base system, you will need need to start at stage 3 for that and then add grp

[Icarus]

The Universal LiveCD that he is using has the source packages and a snapshot of the Portage tree for the base system.
Granted, it is outdated. But he can still do a Stage 1 install without the network.
I didn't even know they had a LiveCD like that until today! :)