Bug 460852 – Timezone setting don't belong in the kernel section

• Product: [OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description Michael Orlitzky 2013-03-09 04:46:50 UTC]

I frequently forget to set the timezone on new installs because I skip the "Configuring the Kernel" section where it's located. The timezone subsection doesn't really belong there; if I had to put it somewhere, it would probably be before "Optional: Updating the Portage Tree" in the previous section, "Installing the Gentoo Base System."

[Comment 1 nm (RETIRED) 2013-03-13 07:20:56 UTC]

if you skip reading parts of the handbook...not our fault for missed configuration steps.

[Comment 2 Michael Orlitzky 2013-03-13 16:01:40 UTC]

But.. but... it's in the wrong place, regardless of whether or not I skip it =)

Thanks for taking a look.

[Comment 3 Tobias Heinlein (RETIRED) 2013-03-13 21:03:22 UTC]

Josh, I think he has a valid point. It really shouldn't be under kernel configuration. Could you rethink moving it around?

[Comment 4 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2013-03-16 19:00:16 UTC]

I moved it to the "Installing the Gentoo Base System" chapter, but added it at the end. This way it keeps the current order of things (just in case there would be a regression if I moved it further up).

I know we had it in a later chapter (post-kernel installation) in the past, and had to move it earlier (before kernel installation).

[Comment 5 Michael Orlitzky 2013-03-16 19:02:36 UTC]

Sounds good, thank you!