A little Gentoo install help requested

[SOEX]

Hey guys,

I've gotten through the initial steps of setting up Gentoo thanks to the how to wiki guide (at least I think it's correct). But now I'm running into a problem logging into linux.

Now that everything was finished from the install guide and I've rebooted the system, it brings me to a screen saying "welcome to localhost" with a login and password field. Obviously I know my password that I set when installing, but is there a default user name that I'm not guessing? I've tried administrator, leaving it blank, admin, and everything else I could think of with my password that I set during installation.

Could someone give me a little advice?

Oh, and note that it's entirely possible that I did mess something up during install, but I thought I got it right...

Thanks!

[explosions]

Try root....... ?

[SOEX]

Got it, thanks!

So from here I'm somewhat going by the rest of the install suggestions. But could anyone give me some tips on how to make linux a little more user friendly?

Right now I'm attempting to install mplayer.

Also, I think I might have messed something up when I edited /etc/make.conf

I noticed that my copy didn't have the line:
PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/root/livecd/overlays/portage"

So I added it along with the line the guide said to add. Now that I look back it said not to touch anything above the last line that was requested that I add. Should I NOT have added the missing line between my copy and the one in the guide?

PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/root/livecd/overlays/portage" - didn't originally exist, so I added it (but wasn't specified in the guide to be added)
PORTAGE_BINHOST="http://ftp-chi.osuosl.org/pub/gentoo-ps3/grp32/All/" - Was specified to be added, so I did.

[Sinfulfate]

Install a desktop environment like KDE or Gnome. Installing gnome installs mplayer, firefox and bunch of other apps so you don't have to install them separately.

[SOEX]

Sinfulfate, thank you. When this install is finished, I'll try gnome.

Also, do you know if I hurt anything with my addition to make.conf with this line?
PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/root/livecd/overlays/portage"
-= Double Post =-
Oh boy, i just emerged gnome. I'm going to be here all night, aren't I?

Well, I'm on 3 of 255... Compile compile compile!

[Sinfulfate]

Originally Posted by SOEX

Sinfulfate, thank you. When this install is finished, I'll try gnome.

Also, do you know if I hurt anything with my addition to make.conf with this line?
PORTDIR_OVERLAY="/root/livecd/overlays/portage"
-= Double Post =-
Oh boy, i just emerged gnome. I'm going to be here all night, aren't I?

Well, I'm on 3 of 255... Compile compile compile!

Ya it takes a long time to compile. Just leave it on all night. Not sure about your first question. After you finish compiling gnome dont forget to change the xsession from fluxbox to gnome.

[SOEX]

Cool, thanks Sinful.

Any other bits of advice that you would care to share with a newbie? I'm reading up on everything now, but there's a LOT to digest. Anything that might make the journey a little easier and quicker would be appreciated.

[Sinfulfate]

Ya bookmark these two sites if you havent already.

http://gentoo-portage.com/Browse(this one is down atm tho) This site has all the apps built into the gentoo portage.

http://www.gentoo.org/ All the info for gentoo on all platforms.