Download minimal CD ISO from gentoo.org dmesg | tail parted /dev/sdX dd if=gentoo_image.img of=/dev/sdX bs=4M Longer method Taken from gentoo-en.vfose.ru Install syslinux emerge syslinux Find the USB drive fdisk -l Clear disk partition table and boot sector dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdf count=1024 Create a partition table with 512-byte sectors and a primary partition of type 83 … Continue reading Gentoo install min on USB stick