From: khelSPAMlnick@sbcglobal.net   
      
   On 8/7/2010 11:29 PM, J.O. Aho wrote:   
   > Klaus Hellnick wrote:   
   >   
   >> I have burned a Gentoo live DVD, and can boot off it, but am unable to   
   >> use it to install the OS to a hard drive. I am using a Jetway mini ITX   
   >> motherboard and two 6 GB microdrives (IDE). I have had no problems with   
   >> installing Fedora and Ubunto from CDs, but want to give Gentoo a try.   
   >> I am using a USB external DVD drive.   
   >   
   > You would need to do something like:   
   >   
   > dd if=image.iso of=/dev/sdb   
   >   
   > keep in mind that this will destroy any information you may have on that hard   
   > drive (in this example the secondary hard drive).   
   >   
   > If you want to make a proper installation, then follow the instructions in   
   the   
   > installation handbook:   
   > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml   
   >   
   > If you don't want to spend time compiling, then I suggest you use Sabayon   
   > Linux, which is a binary based distribution based on Gentoo:   
   > http://sabayon.it/mirrors   
   >   
   >   
      
   TY for the reply, but I looked at the handbook and it is crap. There is   
   no step by step instruction for installation. The live DVD can't even   
   mount the HDs by itself.   
   Whoever made the live DVD and CD was apparently too stupid to make any   
   sort of installation app, unlike Fedora, SuSE and Ubuntu. There is no   
   excuse for having to be an IT professional in order to install from a   
   live DVD.   
      
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