extract downloaded portage to /mnt/gentoo/usr doesnt work by default, i had to mkdir /mnt/gentoo/usr manually Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.download portage as described 2.tar xvjf /mnt/gentoo/portage-<date>.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr 3. Actual Results: "cannot chdir usr" Expected Results: extract the tarball
What about extracting the stage first, as the handbook says? ;p