The handbook implies that there are a number of different installation CDs; however, it discuses only one: "The Minimal Installation CD." There is no mention of a "maximal installation cd" or any other kind of CD. === From section 2.b: "The Minimal Installation CD is called install-amd64-minimal-<release>.iso..." From section 2.c: "We previously discussed the several available Installation CDs..." === The handbook does mention something called a "stage 3 tarball" but this appears to not be a "installation cd" .iso, rather it is a .tar.gz file. === In particular, the minimal installation CD requires an internet connection. I was looking for an alternative installation CD that does not require an internet connection, but could not find one. Chris
(In reply to comment #0) In particular, > the minimal installation CD requires an internet connection. I was looking > for an alternative installation CD that does not require an internet > connection, but could not find one. Chris From http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml?part=1&chap=1 What are my Options? You can install Gentoo in many different ways. You can download and install from one of our Installation CDs, from a distribution already installed, from a non-Gentoo bootable CD (such as Knoppix), from a netbooted environment, from a rescue floppy, etc. This document covers the installation using a Gentoo Installation CD or, in certain cases, netbooting. This installation assumes that you want to install the latest available version of each package. Note: For help on the other installation approaches, including using non-Gentoo CDs, please read our Alternative Installation Guide. If you want to perform a networkless installation, you should read the Gentoo 2008.0 Handbooks which contain the installation instructions for a networkless environment. Also note that, if you plan on using GRP (the Gentoo Reference Platform, a collection of prebuilt packages meant for immediate use after a Gentoo installation), you must follow the instructions in the Gentoo 2008.0 Handbooks. We also provide a Gentoo Installation Tips & Tricks document that might be useful to read as well. If you are an experienced Gentoo user and just need a brief installation checklist, feel free to use our Quick Installation Guide available from our Documentation Resources if your architecture has such a document available. You also have several possibilities: you can compile your entire system from scratch or use a prebuilt environment to have your Gentoo environment up and running in no time. And of course you have intermediate solutions in which you don't compile everything but start from a semi-ready system.
trogdog has it right. this is info already in the handbooks. it hasn't been possible for a few years to perform a networkless installation, since those standalone CDs haven't been reliably generated.
