Install Gentoo without inet?

[RobinVossen]

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Hey, I need to install Gentoo without internet.
Though the internetless installation keeps failing.
Is there away to make your own packages for portage so you can load them from the DVD?

[budman7]

Are you following this link?
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Gentoo 2007.0 Networkless Handbook
What area does it fail in?

Curious, why are you trying to do a networkless install?

[RobinVossen]

It failed during copying files.
And I have checked the md5 sum..

And I need to install it without inet since it only has a wifi card.
Since I never installed wifi on a linux system Id like to have a fully working system just before I start "playing" with wifi.

[budman7]

I know there is a way to do what you are asking(emerging the files from the cd), but I can't remember the details.
There is always the Alternative guide.
Installing from a livecd such as Mepis, Knoppix or Sabayon is really great.
As you can surf the net or play games while stuff is compiling.
All 3 of those livecds have great wireless support.

[RobinVossen]

heh but then we have the problem that I am a Computer Minimalist.
I dont want to have anything installed I dont know about

Ok, I am going to look into this.
Thanks.
Though I still like to know how to make ebuilds =P

[budman7]

The answer to your original question is in the faqs

Building a Gentoo system while using a livecd won't put anything extra on your pc.
being a minimalast, using the Sabayon livecd for anything other than installation of Gentoo would definitely not be of any use to you as Sabayon is bloated.

[RobinVossen]

Doh, I could kill myself -.-'
Forgetting to check the Faqs..
Sorry everybody..

[RobinVossen]

I remember why I didnt use that way.
I already saw it..
I cant do it that way since I have a AMD64 ..
Any other ideas how to install Linux without inet on a amd64?

[budman7]

Did it stop at "dev-lang/perl"?

I tried 2 separate discs, an older 1 I had form when 2007.0 amd64 came out, and a freshly downloaded version of 2007.0 amd64, both stopped at dev-lang/perl.

But I was able to install using the regular 32-bit version, just selecting "i686" on both the 2006.1 and 2007.0 versions.
All networkless installs.
Just curious, what kind of wireless card do you have?

[RobinVossen]

So from the top of my head:
I have a Belkin something something.
And it had a BCM43XX chipset.
But I cant check now. For a serval reasons.
- I dont have LiveCD's here
- I run WinXP here
- I am not home