[gentoo-amd64] hardcore newbie

[Iain McKee]

Okay so I probably shouldn't be using gentoo, since I have minimal linux
experience (yellowdog and ubuntu), but there is only one way to learn right.

I recently bought a machine with an amd64 3400+ processor.
I downloaded the amd64 install, burned it to CD and verified that it was
complete and working. I wanted to keep windows, so I used partition magic 8
to create the linux partitions, then rebooted with the gentoo install CD.
But now when initially boot, the CD hangs at 68%...in verbose mode, it looks
as though it is sticking when checking my processor.


  any idea how to figure out what I have done wrong? The partitioning should
be fine, but I am starting to wonder since no distros will work. I can't
even get the live installer to finish the hardware verification and that
worries me.


The only boot disk i have for windows is not a restore, but a bare minimum
XP install. I would rather not format completely


Sorry for being such a newbie, any help is appreciated!!!

BTW, I did try booting with a couple of other linux install discs. They were
x86 and did not work. I'm not sure if this is because of what I messed up or
if it is because they are x86.

ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED!!!!