On 2/10/06, Meino Christian Cramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > this is my frist mail to this list. > > I am on the way to install Gentoo-Linux onto my HD...but I don't > know what iso image to use. My platform is x86-based, therefore > I will use one of the *x86*.iso images. > > But there is a *2005.1*iso and a *2005.1-ri*iso. Right from the name, > I would choose the *r1* image. But it is very much smaller then the > other one.
Why not simply use the "current" link? I don't know exactly why it is smaller, but you should have no problems with it... As the team said, its just a media refresh with a few bug fixes. > > So...is this *r1* image an update, a fix, another kind of Gentoo...? A quick google search returned: http://www.gentoo.org/news/20051121-release-2005.1-r1.xml > > What should I take? I would advice the "r1", that is the current release... > > Another question: To what gentoo-mailinglist I should mail questions > concerning hardware ? I'm not sure, what kind of questions? Compatibility issues? > > Kind regards, > Meino > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- Daniel da Veiga Computer Operator - RS - Brazil -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
