Re: gentoo 1.4 installation (or how to install from a livecd ?)

On Fri, 18 Oct 2002 11:14:02 +0200
"[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> 
> I would like to try the gentoo linux distro. 
> 
> 
> I've first try to start with the gentoo-xi86-1.2.iso and tried 
> to install it
> into a thinkpad 600. I've no problem until tryig to reboot 
> it ... But it's
> just a problem of my kernel I think. But, I also want to 
> install it on
> my firewall and want to know if you plan to add 'adsl-setup' or 
> any
> other help program (as dhcp-setup) for configuring a machine 
> behind
> an ADSL modem ? Or any help section in the installation guide 
> on how
> to get configuration from my ISP (as I need to enter user name, 
> passwd
> etc) ?
> 
> 
> Second, I would also like to install 1.4 instead of 1.2 but I 
> do not understand
> at all what is your 'livecd' ? Where is the installation guide 
> for installing gentoo
> with the rc1.4 livebasic cd ? I could not find /install* files 
> as in the rc1.2 bootable
> cd ? Must I install rc1.2 first and then try to upgrade to 
> rc1.4 ? or is there a way
> to install directly rc1.4 ?
 
You don't want to try to upgrade from 1.2 to 1.4 when you do a new
install. Just install 1.4 and be done with it.
The installation guide is on http://www.gentoo.org
The procedure is slightly different for 1.4

Prost,

Klaus