ok i think i crapped out my current gentoox install. i'm going to start over, and then run
magic fix xfce && magic
this is what i did last night, and it updated tons of stuff
it downloaded like 22 packages or somthing and took like 8 hours or so.
so i messed up try to do
magic f-drive
my question is, was it becuase when i did that i was not root ?
was it because i am using a 160 gig hd ?
or was it because i did not mount f ?
anyways, i want too get rootfs on f:
then i think i'm going to take all my linux files on my e and burn them to a cd, and maybe even rar my rootfs file into 3 pieces and put them on cds.
then i guess it will beat 8 hours of running magic if i mess up right ? just ftp the files after unrar'ing them from my mac...
does that make sense ? do you think it would work ?
can anyone give me some step by step help here to get to that.
i just need how to do the magic f-drive
magic f-drive on 160 gig
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magic f-drive is unlikely to work on a disk bigger than 120GB unless you have a sperate f and g drive, even then it may not work.
You should definatley be root when you run it.
backing up the gentoox files into a rar file is a fine way to keep a backup. You probably won't need to split the rootfs if you remove the portage tree before you doThen the first thing you must do if you restore from the backup isto replace the tree.
You should definatley be root when you run it.
backing up the gentoox files into a rar file is a fine way to keep a backup. You probably won't need to split the rootfs if you remove the portage tree before you do
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rm -rf /usr/portage
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emerge sync
If you keep an open mind, will your brain fall out?
hmm, how can I get it into f: ?
I'm going to just backup to my f: drive anyways....
I toasted my install last night. i tried running this frozen bubble game or whatever it was. then then screen went all fubar, and i had to hard reboot via the power button. she did not want to load after that ugh.
it's ok, i already unrRAR'ED the distro file, and i will ftp it over tonight, then run
magic fix xfce && magic
thats what i did last time, and it upgraded so much stuff. even the windows and gui looked different. it said it was updating portage and stuff and the kernal i believe.
anyways, once that is done i'm going to back it all up to my f:
i have about 70 gigs free there. i need to get it on f: and running becuase my e: is only 4gigs, and all of my saves music mixer songs i bought etc take up a bit more then 2.5 gigs.I'm having fun with this and i am learning.
crap i had to re-partition my e last night, rootfs disappeared after then crash, but there was still 3 gigs missing.....
I'm going to just backup to my f: drive anyways....
I toasted my install last night. i tried running this frozen bubble game or whatever it was. then then screen went all fubar, and i had to hard reboot via the power button. she did not want to load after that ugh.
it's ok, i already unrRAR'ED the distro file, and i will ftp it over tonight, then run
magic fix xfce && magic
thats what i did last time, and it upgraded so much stuff. even the windows and gui looked different. it said it was updating portage and stuff and the kernal i believe.
anyways, once that is done i'm going to back it all up to my f:
i have about 70 gigs free there. i need to get it on f: and running becuase my e: is only 4gigs, and all of my saves music mixer songs i bought etc take up a bit more then 2.5 gigs.I'm having fun with this and i am learning.
crap i had to re-partition my e last night, rootfs disappeared after then crash, but there was still 3 gigs missing.....