Gentoo for AMD 64

TecknowboiTecknowboi
edited November 2004 in Science & Tech
Hey All:
Thanks all for this awesome group...Now the big question....I went to Gentoos' web site and it told me that I could download Gentoo for AMD 64 on one of the mirror sites it provided..Downloaded it burnt it went to install and it wanted a Livecd boot #.....What the heck is the Livecd boot # and where do I obtain it from?
Hope someone can assist me regarding Gentoo as I am new to Linux...But and sick of supporting Bill and want go beyond Windows XP..

Thanks Team

Comments

  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Edited title and moved to Linux :)
  • qparadoxqparadox Vancouver, BC
    edited August 2004
    Gentoo is a great distribution but if you're new to linux then Fedora (Redhat) is probably the best thing that free and has AMD64 support. You can download it here:

    http://fedora.redhat.com/download/

    As for gentoo I think its likely you downloaded only the packages cd which isn't installable. You need to download a cd to install from probably you want the livecd. I don't use Gentoo but it seems likely that's what went wrong.
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Gentoo assumes that you know a lot about Linux. It's not asking you for a boot #, it's presenting you with a prompt. A typical DOS prompt is C:\>, right?

    A quick and dirty analysis of the standard bash prompt:
    /boot #
    The first part is the directory path, in this case /boot. The root of your filesystem is at /
    The second part is your user status. For a normal user it will be $ but if you're logged in as root then it will be #.

    So from above, basically the Gentoo LiveCD dumped you at a command prompt with you logged in as root (similar to Administrator for Windows, but with even more power). From there, you go through the Gentoo Installation Handbook to get the system set up. It's fairly straightforward if you've got at least a little Linux experience. You'll want to change your root password using passwd and fire up a few virtual terminals (Alt-F2 thru F8), log in and use links, links2, or lynx (I forgot which one is bundled on the LiveCD) to read the Installation Handbook at http://www.gentoo.org so you don't have to print it out.

    This is all assuming the kernel autoconfigured your network setup properly, which if it didn't requires you to figure out what kernel module you need to run your card then run the net-setup script.

    If you can get Gentoo installed, give yourself a pat on the back because you're not a newbie anymore. :vimp:

    -drasnor :fold:
  • leo_podleo_pod
    edited November 2004
    Just follow the step by step details from the docs on the cd.


    Oh.. Gentoo Rocks, After the install witch is not that bad it's the easiest Linux, I have learned more from Gentoo then any other Linux, The portage system Is the future for desktop users
    :mullet:
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