Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Mark Haney <mhaney@××××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] New to Gentoo! Installing Again!
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 20:20:26
Message-Id: 4447EC83.3090507@ercbroadband.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] New to Gentoo! Installing Again! by Christopher E
1 Christopher E wrote:
2 > Hello All,
3 >
4 > I have it, but no way to get it to any one! I don't have a way to
5 > email or even pass it into windows so I can then send it
6 >
7 >
8 There's also a Windows ext3 driver, it's a sourceforge project I think.
9
10
11 > Sincerely,
12 > Christopher
13 >
14 >
15 > On 4/20/06, Drake Donahue <donahue95@×××××××.net> wrote:
16 >
17 >> Do you have /etc/X11/xorg.conf file?
18 >>
19 >> ----- Original Message -----
20 >> From: "Christopher E" <sensory.access@×××××.com>
21 >> To: <gentoo-amd64@l.g.o>
22 >> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 2:42 PM
23 >> Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] New to Gentoo! Installing Again!
24 >>
25 >>
26 >>
27 >>> Hello Mark and othersl,
28 >>>
29 >>> As mentioned in other past post I am able to boot INTO linux with my
30 >>> setup now! But I am able to do this because I type /dev/sda6 in at a
31 >>> prompt "boot(): that Grub gives to me, ONCE I do that I am in the
32 >>> system! NOW after the install is done, I have problem with geting
33 >>> Xorg to work, as mouse and video does not work right at less this is
34 >>> what the report says. I would give you the files but don't know how
35 >>> to get them om my windows hd from with then linux, if any one can help
36 >>> with that I would be greatful
37 >>>
38 >>> Sincerely,
39 >>> Christopher
40 >>>
41 >>>
42 >>>
43 >>> On 4/20/06, Mark Haney <mhaney@××××××××××××.org> wrote:
44 >>>
45 >>>> Christopher E wrote:
46 >>>>
47 >>>>> Hello All,
48 >>>>>
49 >>>>> I think I should proberly reinstall Gentoo! I am having to many issue
50 >>>>> that may be able to be avoided with the help of someone that has do a
51 >>>>> AMD64 install. So you know this is not for a for-profit and it for a
52 >>>>> non-profit project that I am working on and when done will be turned
53 >>>>> over to the non-profit, I will eithe give this computer to them or
54 >>>>> build another one but for now and the next 6 months or longer this
55 >>>>> computer is what is going to be used for building and testing the apps
56 >>>>> that are being built.
57 >>>>>
58 >>>>> Here is my system hardware information:
59 >>>>>
60 >>>>> Motherboard: Asus K8V Deluxe
61 >>>>> http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=14&l3=67&model=234&modelmenu=1
62 >>>>>
63 >>>>> Video Card: ATI All-in-Wonder 9800 Series
64 >>>>> http://www.ati.com/products/radeon9800/aiw9800pro/index.html
65 >>>>>
66 >>>>> Harddrive: WD Caviar SE SATA 120 GB, 7200 RPM, 8 MB Cache WD1200JS
67 >>>>> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=138
68 >>>>>
69 >>>>> Harddrive: WD ATA 6 GB
70 >>>>>
71 >>>>> CD Drive: Sony CD-RW CRX320EE
72 >>>>> http://b2b.sony.com/Solutions/subcategory/storage/oem-optical/Combo
73 >>>>>
74 >>>>> Sound Card: Built in to MB
75 >>>>> LAN Nic Card: Built in to MB
76 >>>>>
77 >>>>> CPU Chip: AMD Athlon +3000
78 >>>>> http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_9485_9487,00.html?redir=CPAT01
79 >>>>>
80 >>>>> WAN NIC Card: Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter wth SpeedBooster
81 >>>>> http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1115416826820&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper
82 >>>>>
83 >>>>> Router: Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster
84 >>>>> http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1139845136473&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper
85 >>>>>
86 >>>>> Cable Modem
87 >>>>> AT&T Callvantage Linksys for Voip
88 >>>>>
89 >>>>> I don't know what is good to have or not so I listed it all.
90 >>>>>
91 >>>>> Here is what I want to be able to do with this setup:
92 >>>>>
93 >>>>> I want to be able to run a webserver that will do:
94 >>>>> 1. Run a site that is going to be a mini search engin to start
95 >>>>> that is going to be human ran not spider
96 >>>>> 2. in the near future it will add the groups / mailing list
97 >>>>> 3. be able to have chat rooms that are only relying on the server
98 >>>>> and NOT the client or browers
99 >>>>> 4. be able to host other website off this system
100 >>>>>
101 >>>>> The programs that I want to use are PHP, and MySQL and Apache
102 >>>>>
103 >>>>> I also want to be able to run a number of GUI so I am able to see
104 >>>>> which one I like to use as I will also need to run a office app to do
105 >>>>> work, and surf the net etc
106 >>>>>
107 >>>>> I will want to be able to watch TV and record if I choice to do so
108 >>>>>
109 >>>>> I want to make this as sercue as it can be.
110 >>>>>
111 >>>>> I also want this to be a muility boot as I have windows on a sec sata
112 >>>>> drive
113 >>>>>
114 >>>>> IF any one is willing to help me with this I would be greatly thrilled
115 >>>>> as I have been working on this now for a week and have not got any
116 >>>>> where. I do have a nice guy that is helping me with this but he has
117 >>>>> very limited know how when it comes to AMD setups and the issue I am
118 >>>>> runing in to know.
119 >>>>>
120 >>>>>
121 >>>>>
122 >>>> I don't think this is an AMD issue. it still looks to me like the
123 >>>> initrd either can't find the module for the SATA drive or is loading the
124 >>>> wrong one. Were you at any time able to boot the system from the drive?
125 >>>>
126 >>>>
127 >>>> --
128 >>>> Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum
129 >>>>
130 >>>> Mark Haney
131 >>>> Sr. Systems Administrator
132 >>>> ERC Broadband
133 >>>> (828) 350-2415
134 >>>>
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