when I go into the docs/(html or pdf or text) and read the handbook for 2005.0. The handbook give me the instruction for the installation of universal livecd method. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Burn x86 Minimal Livecd for 2005.0 release 2.Incert the cd and go to the docs directory 3.Read the docs which appear to be for the universal livecd method. Actual Results: the documentation was for the universal live cd method Expected Results: the handboot should have contained the docs for the installation method using the minimal livecd. I just booted the minimal livecd and started reading the handbook when I noticed the error
Rajiv is correct. In the future (2005.1) we'll probably want 2 docs tarballs, one for networked and one for networkless. This really was our fault for not thinking about this sooner and helping you to get the documentation prepared for this before the release.
Perhaps it is more wise to have the Minimal installation CD /not/ contain any documentation and have the user go to http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-${ARCH}.xml? I'm deadserious about this, since an install using the minimal installation CD will be an average of 3 months further then the release and many things might have changed. Especially with the network-based installations.
Actually, that really is a good idea. They're going to have to have a network anyway, so why not just point them to the online documentation? I'll adjust catalyst's motd generation for this. I think I would rather use http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/index.xml as the location to point to, simply to make it more generic and allow the user to pick their preferred layout.
We could maybe add a bash-alias like "handbook" for "links2 http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml"
The only thing that still needs to be documented is how to configure the network. But since net-setup is still available on the minimal installcd (dunno if it will be kept for 2005.1) that shouldn't be too hard.
Yeah having the user go to the handbook on the website is better than having it on the cd. you guys are correct the user would do a net install with the minimal livecd. thus they would need their network configured. I think there should be a command like Benjamin said. maybe there can be a simple shell script to launch links2 and go to the handbook page. thanks for your time guys
`links2 docs.gentoo.org/handbook` will do the same and I am sure infra wouldn't mind giving us a nifty handbook.gentoo.org
I agree that this is a problem. I burned a minimal CD which contained instructions on a universal CD install. I got hung up for an hour (because I'm careful & was afraid to plow ahead) on section 5 when I was told to copy the Portage snapshot & distfiles off the CD. Thanks for looking at all our suggestions & making Gentoo's documenation great.
*** Bug 88111 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 92288 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Created attachment 63311 [details] Getting Online TXT document This is a dump of the "Getting Online" chapter of the handbook with minor tweaks. Open for suggestions, be free to update. Roger55 asked me to write up a TXT to include on the minimal Installation CDs.
Sweet... I'll add this to catalyst so it gets onto the CD...
Could this be closed?
No. I haven't added it to catalyst yet, and we have not had another release yet.
OK... This support has been added to catalyst and this bug will be closed when 2005.1 is released...
Created attachment 64545 [details] Getting Online (now with Alcatel Speedtouch USB support!) This one adds Alcatel USB Speedtouch support as requested by #89863.
oooh... Sven... me love you long time... *wink* I've just updated this with the latest information... thanks again...
2005.1 is out now, so this can be resolved...
