Richard,

I see. I have read the instructions. Thank for the help.

from [ http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml ]
"Now, let us quickly review the install process. First, we will
download, burn CD(s) and boot a LiveCD. After getting a root prompt, we
will create partitions, create our filesystems and extract either a
stage1, stage2 or stage3 tarball. If we are using a stage1 or stage2
tarball, we will take the appropriate steps to get our system to stage3.
Once our system is at stage3, we can configure it (customize
configuration files, install a boot loader, etc.), boot it and have a
fully-functional Gentoo Linux system. After your basic Gentoo Linux
system is running, you can optionally use "CD 2" of our 2-CD set and
install any number of pre-built packages such as KDE, GNOME, OpenOffice,
Mozilla, or others that you'd like on your system"

In case someone does a search on stages for gentoo

deimos

Richard Verwayen wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Sep 2003 12:22:10, deimos wrote:
>
>
>>Must I copy the Stage1 onto a CD, is it an image? What is stage1
>>exactly. I notice that LiveCDs are ISO images but the StageX files are a
>>bit confusing...
>
>
> Stage-Files are compressed images of a basic Gentoo-Linux-filesystem. You
> will need them later during setup process. Normally you do not have to burn
> them on CD.
>
> In order to install Gentoo, boot your computer with a LiveCD and follow
> the instructions at
>
> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml