Gentoo on my iMac 333

ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

Ok....so...ive done tons of searches and i cant seem to find the answer to this one...

Now....let me say that i am basically a linux beginner. I understand basic concepts of how it works...and i can navigate around the filesystem ok....but im not fluent in the commands by any means. Actually...im just going thorugh my first manual setup now....

Which brings me to my question. Im trying to install the latest gentoo release on my iMac 333. Bone stock as far as i know....

This is where im at. I just created the partitions...and the file structure. I chose the ReiserFS from the good things ive heard about it. Then....it told me to setup Portage.....whatever THAT is.

so i used "links" to DL the file from a mirror....to the /mnt/gentoo/ directory....which is a tmp file directory from what i understand. Now....it then tells me to extract the file using a "C" switch, to the /mnt/gentoo/usr directory.....

This directory doesnt exist. Ok...fine. I'll make it. mkdir ./usr no problem.

Now i extract there....starts writing...but every line has a "cannot write here" after it....lame.

checking the mount tables....it tells me the /mnt/gentoo directory is read only.... why would the install notes tell me to do this..if i cant?

Basically..im stuck at the portage extract....does anyone have any idea what im talking about?
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Zero_Fresh · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:31 am Post subject:

Ask Ray, he's a linux buff and you work right next to the guy.
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

He's giving me crap....and making me do it on my own....

....ill tell you the names he called me when i give you the samoas. =P
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

solved. and im a retard...as known.

I forgot to mount /dev/hda4 to /mnt/gentoo

silly me...
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Zero_Fresh · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject:

Yeah, did you have a hard time mounting /dev/hda4 to /mnt/gentoo? Or did they let you willingly?
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

"i want it...i want it willingly...."

"Thats right, of course you do. Youre a dirty bitch...."
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ToggleHead · TWEAKGURU Joined: 03 Mar 2004 Posts: 4360 Location: Jersey

now quit messin wiff mah helmet!!!
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Rich Soryu · Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:48 pm Post subject:

I was also gonna say that sometimes you may be required to be logged into the root user.

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