Gentoo round 4 (and Sorcerer's continued)

[Collins Richey]

On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 23:53:16 -0500, Matthew Carpenter <matt at eisgr.com> wrote:


[ much detail snipped ]

> Over the weekend I found I had burned the Gentoo Install CD instead of
> Debian (oops) so I decided to give it another go (I know, famous last
> words, particularly for something so time-consuming).  
> 

> Next, we choose the appropriate install stage.  Gentoo is stratified
> into three stages:
> * stage1: KILL ME HARD
> * stage2: Bring it on...
> * stage3: <wimper>
> Since time is limited and the "Gentoo-gods" have proven my ineptitude in
> the past, I decided to put pride aside and choose stage3.  
>
> Of course, what kind of Linux system would it be if we didn't have a
> Kernel?  So the next step is to download and configure/compile the
> kernel of choice.  I choose "gentoo-dev-sources" because I want a 2.6
> kernel.  Besides, the LiveCD kernel is working well.  Since I'm wimping
> out (failure is less painful) I choose to use  genkernel to automate the
> process (I've already configured too many kernels from scratch in the
> past 2 weeks):
> # emerge gentoo-dev-sources
> # ln -s /usr/src/linux* /usr/src/linux/
> # cd /usr/src/linux/
> # emerge genkernel
> # genkernel all
> 

Just a single snide remark. I've never found genkernel to be worth a
$#@%, but others swear by it. My guess is if you had compiled a real
kernel to your machine specs, you would have got up and running
quickly.

Who needs a kernel with every module in the world? I could get that
with any other distro. OTOH, sometimes genkernel "just works".

Ah well, welcome to gentoo.

-- 
 Collins