Harry Putnam wrote: > Neil Bothwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> So boot your existing Gentoo setup as usual, then follow the handbook to >> install on the new disk. You do not have to boot from a live CD to >> install Gentoo, and suitable working Linux environment will do the job, >> and an existing Gentoo installation is more than suitable. >> > > There still seems to be some misunderstanding. > > I want to build up a fresh install somewhere besides my existing > desktop OS (gentoo). Leave the existing setup alone for now. > > Get the fresh install up to speed so it is a fresh and new > approximation of my desktop OS. > > And finally overwrite the desktop OS with the newly built one. > It sounds like what you are describing is just a new install using an > exiting gentoo os instead of install disk. > > But the result would be a new install with nothing setup... on the > desktop which is not what I want. > > > >
This may help. You can install from the CD, another Gentoo system, another Linux system with about any OS on it as long as it has chroot and a couple other goodies. I installed my Gentoo system from Mandrake years ago. As long as you can run chroot and a couple other goodies, you can install. Another thing I have done, put a hard drive in my main rig, install Gentoo to run on another system. After I get everything done, except the boot loader, I put the drive in the new system, install the boot loader and see if it boots or not. What people are saying is, there are a lot of ways to do what you are wanting to do. Gentoo is very flexible that way. :-) Dale :-) :-)
