Found the files on the CD in the packages directory. Had to use the same tar command to extract them as I used for the stage 3 tarball. It was a little tricky at first because I didn't expect the kernel to be named "gentoo", thought it would be "linux" something. But I think I'm over that hump, thanks. Vaughn On Wednesday 03 March 2004 19:24, you wrote: > When you are installing Gentoo, you copy files to a packages directory. > I would look in there to see if the kernel does exist. > > Everytime I have installed Gentoo, I have always pulled the kernel off > of the net so I don't know if the kernel file exists on the CD or not (I > assume it does). > > There is also a way to use Knoppix as a boot loader and then install > Gentoo. I haven't tried this either, but Knoppix might detect the > network card for installation use. > > vltreude@deru.com wrote: > >Hello out there: > > > >I'm trying to get a bunch of different distros configured on a test > > machine. I'm stuck on gentoo. I downloaded the two CD images for version > > 2003.09.11. I'm trying to avoid any extra work by doing a "stage 3" > > install. I've gotten to the point where I need to select the kernel. > > The trouble is, although the instructions say I can install everything > > from the CD if I do stage 3, the commands they tell me to enter try to > > accedss the internet. I can't do that because gentoo didn't recognize > > the machine's archaic NIC, and I can't find the appropriate drivers > > (8390.o, ne.o) to load to run it. I'm at the point in the install where > > you chroot to "/mnt/gentoo" and get the kernel sources and run > > "genkernel." But do I really need to compile the kernel if I don't want > > to? I know gentoo is designed as a compile-it-yourself distro, but all I > > really need is the plain-vanilla installation. So since "emerge -k > > gentoo-sources" doesn't work, what can I do instead to get the kernel > > sources from the CD? > > > >Thanks, > >Vaughn > >--------------------------------------------------- > >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss