On 11/16/05, Iain Buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-11-16 at 09:28 +0100, Mariusz Pękala wrote:
>
> > You know that ellotheth just wanted to scream, and it was not a mistake?
>
> Yes, I was just making an attempt at humour...
Hey, I laughed. =D
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On Wed, 2005-11-16 at 09:28 +0100, Mariusz Pękala wrote:
> You know that ellotheth just wanted to scream, and it was not a mistake?
Yes, I was just making an attempt at humour...
> ;-)
:-7
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On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:31:01 +1300, Nick Rout wrote:
> > I still don't understand the logic of not having vi installed by
> > default over nano...
> easier for newbies.
And ethically acceptable to emacs users :)
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On 2005-11-16 14:11:28 +0930 (Wed, Nov), Iain Buchanan wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-11-15 at 23:00 -0500, ellotheth rimmwen wrote:
> > because I just couLDN'T TAKE ANY MORE.
>
> And you're obviously using vi to compose mail :) Still haven't figured
> out the backspace and caps? Now, if you were using
Because it;s more WYSIWYG then vi? The most useful
commands are printed at the bottom and ^h shows the
rest...
Cheers,
Ben
--- Bryan Whitehead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I still don't understand the logic of not having vi
> installed by default
> over nano...
>
> On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, Petteri
Nick Rout schrieb:
> I am quite experienced with linux, used it a long time. never got
> completely to grips with vi.
You don't need to.
> Should gentoo be a mystery to me too just
> because of an editor issue?
No. And Gentoo wouldn't, even if it had vi as a default.
> Frankly I don't like nan
On Tue, 2005-11-15 at 23:00 -0500, ellotheth rimmwen wrote:
> because I just couLDN'T TAKE ANY MORE.
And you're obviously using vi to compose mail :) Still haven't figured
out the backspace and caps? Now, if you were using emacs, from the end
of the line you could just ctrl-leftarrow, ctrl-left
On 11/15/05, Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am quite experienced with linux, used it a long time. never got
> completely to grips with vi. Should gentoo be a mystery to me too just
> because of an editor issue?
Heh, and on the other hand, I'm hardly a Linux guru (I did a stage 2
out of s
On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:36:44 +0930
Iain Buchanan wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-11-16 at 14:31 +1300, Nick Rout wrote:
> > On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 17:13:15 -0800 (PST)
> > Bryan Whitehead wrote:
> >
> > > I still don't understand the logic of not having vi installed by default
> > > over nano...
> >
> > ea
On Wed, 2005-11-16 at 14:31 +1300, Nick Rout wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 17:13:15 -0800 (PST)
> Bryan Whitehead wrote:
>
> > I still don't understand the logic of not having vi installed by default
> > over nano...
>
> easier for newbies.
since when was gentoo a "newbie distro"?
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On Tuesday 15 November 2005 05:13 pm, Bryan Whitehead wrote:
> I still don't understand the logic of not having vi installed by default
> over nano...
>
Ummm Maybe because it's so dirt simple to figure out that you don't need
to have a manual on how to use it when you first get started? I
On Tuesday 15 November 2005 19:13, Bryan Whitehead wrote:
> I still don't understand the logic of not having vi installed by default
> over nano...
amen, brother.
>
> On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, Petteri Räty wrote:
> > Mark wrote:
> >> I made a mistake while creating my fstab on a new install, and I can'
On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 17:13:15 -0800 (PST)
Bryan Whitehead wrote:
> I still don't understand the logic of not having vi installed by default
> over nano...
easier for newbies.
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I still don't understand the logic of not having vi installed by default
over nano...
On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, Petteri R??ty wrote:
Mark wrote:
I made a mistake while creating my fstab on a new install, and I can't
boot. If I use my Universal CD to boot up, what command(s) will I have
to run to g
On Monday 14 November 2005 16:54, darren kirby wrote:
> quoth the John Jolet:
> > On Nov 14, 2005, at 3:43 PM, Allan Gottlieb wrote:
> > > (I prefer bottom posting but am following the prev poster.)
> > >
> > > I looks as though you had /boot on a separate partition from / (in you
> > > new install
quoth the John Jolet:
> On Nov 14, 2005, at 3:43 PM, Allan Gottlieb wrote:
> > (I prefer bottom posting but am following the prev poster.)
> >
> > I looks as though you had /boot on a separate partition from / (in you
> > new install).
> >
> > So instead of
> >
> > mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo
>
hmmm. I think I'll start over on this one. I must have gone astray in
the instructions somewhere. Thanks for trying to help guys!
Mark
On 11/14/05, John Jolet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Nov 14, 2005, at 3:23 PM, Mark wrote:
>
> > Well, I thought so too. So I booted to the Universal CD. The
On Nov 14, 2005, at 3:43 PM, Allan Gottlieb wrote:
(I prefer bottom posting but am following the prev poster.)
I looks as though you had /boot on a separate partition from / (in you
new install).
So instead of
mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo
you need
mount /dev/hdax /mnt/gentoo
where
(I prefer bottom posting but am following the prev poster.)
I looks as though you had /boot on a separate partition from / (in you
new install).
So instead of
mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo
you need
mount /dev/hdax /mnt/gentoo
where x is 1 or 2 or whichever partition you used for /.
HTH
On Nov 14, 2005, at 3:23 PM, Mark wrote:
Well, I thought so too. So I booted to the Universal CD. Then I did
mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo
Then I did cd /mnt/gentoo and did a ls
all I see is boot and lost+found
you sure /dev/hda3 is your correct partition?
Did I make a bigger mess than I
On 2005-11-14 16:23:41 -0500 (Mon, Nov), Mark wrote:
> Well, I thought so too. So I booted to the Universal CD. Then I did
> mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo
>
> Then I did cd /mnt/gentoo and did a ls
>
> all I see is boot and lost+found
>
> Did I make a bigger mess than I thought?
>
Just pick an
On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 16:23:41 -0500 Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, I thought so too. So I booted to the Universal CD. Then I did
> mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo
>
> Then I did cd /mnt/gentoo and did a ls
>
> all I see is boot and lost+found
>
> Did I make a bigger mess than I thought?
W
Well, I thought so too. So I booted to the Universal CD. Then I did
mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo
Then I did cd /mnt/gentoo and did a ls
all I see is boot and lost+found
Did I make a bigger mess than I thought?
On 11/14/05, Petteri Räty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mark wrote:
> > I made a mist
Mark wrote:
>I made a mistake while creating my fstab on a new install, and I can't
>boot. If I use my Universal CD to boot up, what command(s) will I have
>to run to get access to the fstab to fix it? (I'm assuming I have to
>re-mount & chroot but I don't know specifically what to do). Thanks!
>
Mark wrote:
> I made a mistake while creating my fstab on a new install, and I can't
> boot. If I use my Universal CD to boot up, what command(s) will I have
> to run to get access to the fstab to fix it? (I'm assuming I have to
> re-mount & chroot but I don't know specifically what to do). Thanks!
you don't even need to chroot. just mount / on /mnt/gentoo, etc
should be there, edit the file and sync;unmount; reboot
On Nov 14, 2005, at 2:58 PM, Mark wrote:
I made a mistake while creating my fstab on a new install, and I can't
boot. If I use my Universal CD to boot up, what command(s) wi
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