Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Ryan Rice <rrice@××××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] New to Gentoo! Installing Again!
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 20:14:26
Message-Id: 4447EB35.9050605@ihydra.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] New to Gentoo! Installing Again! by Christopher E
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21 Christopher E wrote:
22 > Hello All,
23 >
24 > I have it, but no way to get it to any one! I don't have a way to
25 > email or even pass it into windows so I can then send it
26 >
27 > Sincerely,
28 > Christopher
29 >
30 >
31 > On 4/20/06, Drake Donahue <donahue95@×××××××.net> wrote:
32 >
33 >> Do you have /etc/X11/xorg.conf file?
34 >>
35 >> ----- Original Message -----
36 >> From: "Christopher E" <sensory.access@×××××.com>
37 >> To: <gentoo-amd64@l.g.o>
38 >> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 2:42 PM
39 >> Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] New to Gentoo! Installing Again!
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42 >>
43 >>> Hello Mark and othersl,
44 >>>
45 >>> As mentioned in other past post I am able to boot INTO linux with my
46 >>> setup now! But I am able to do this because I type /dev/sda6 in at a
47 >>> prompt "boot(): that Grub gives to me, ONCE I do that I am in the
48 >>> system! NOW after the install is done, I have problem with geting
49 >>> Xorg to work, as mouse and video does not work right at less this is
50 >>> what the report says. I would give you the files but don't know how
51 >>> to get them om my windows hd from with then linux, if any one can help
52 >>> with that I would be greatful
53 >>>
54 >>> Sincerely,
55 >>> Christopher
56 >>>
57 >>>
58 >>>
59 >>> On 4/20/06, Mark Haney <mhaney@××××××××××××.org> wrote:
60 >>>
61 >>>> Christopher E wrote:
62 >>>>
63 >>>>> Hello All,
64 >>>>>
65 >>>>> I think I should proberly reinstall Gentoo! I am having to many issue
66 >>>>> that may be able to be avoided with the help of someone that has do a
67 >>>>> AMD64 install. So you know this is not for a for-profit and it for a
68 >>>>> non-profit project that I am working on and when done will be turned
69 >>>>> over to the non-profit, I will eithe give this computer to them or
70 >>>>> build another one but for now and the next 6 months or longer this
71 >>>>> computer is what is going to be used for building and testing the apps
72 >>>>> that are being built.
73 >>>>>
74 >>>>> Here is my system hardware information:
75 >>>>>
76 >>>>> Motherboard: Asus K8V Deluxe
77 >>>>> http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=14&l3=67&model=234&modelmenu=1
78 >>>>>
79 >>>>> Video Card: ATI All-in-Wonder 9800 Series
80 >>>>> http://www.ati.com/products/radeon9800/aiw9800pro/index.html
81 >>>>>
82 >>>>> Harddrive: WD Caviar SE SATA 120 GB, 7200 RPM, 8 MB Cache WD1200JS
83 >>>>> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=138
84 >>>>>
85 >>>>> Harddrive: WD ATA 6 GB
86 >>>>>
87 >>>>> CD Drive: Sony CD-RW CRX320EE
88 >>>>> http://b2b.sony.com/Solutions/subcategory/storage/oem-optical/Combo
89 >>>>>
90 >>>>> Sound Card: Built in to MB
91 >>>>> LAN Nic Card: Built in to MB
92 >>>>>
93 >>>>> CPU Chip: AMD Athlon +3000
94 >>>>> http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_9485_9487,00.html?redir=CPAT01
95 >>>>>
96 >>>>> WAN NIC Card: Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter wth SpeedBooster
97 >>>>> http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1115416826820&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper
98 >>>>>
99 >>>>> Router: Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster
100 >>>>> http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1139845136473&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper
101 >>>>>
102 >>>>> Cable Modem
103 >>>>> AT&T Callvantage Linksys for Voip
104 >>>>>
105 >>>>> I don't know what is good to have or not so I listed it all.
106 >>>>>
107 >>>>> Here is what I want to be able to do with this setup:
108 >>>>>
109 >>>>> I want to be able to run a webserver that will do:
110 >>>>> 1. Run a site that is going to be a mini search engin to start
111 >>>>> that is going to be human ran not spider
112 >>>>> 2. in the near future it will add the groups / mailing list
113 >>>>> 3. be able to have chat rooms that are only relying on the server
114 >>>>> and NOT the client or browers
115 >>>>> 4. be able to host other website off this system
116 >>>>>
117 >>>>> The programs that I want to use are PHP, and MySQL and Apache
118 >>>>>
119 >>>>> I also want to be able to run a number of GUI so I am able to see
120 >>>>> which one I like to use as I will also need to run a office app to do
121 >>>>> work, and surf the net etc
122 >>>>>
123 >>>>> I will want to be able to watch TV and record if I choice to do so
124 >>>>>
125 >>>>> I want to make this as sercue as it can be.
126 >>>>>
127 >>>>> I also want this to be a muility boot as I have windows on a sec sata
128 >>>>> drive
129 >>>>>
130 >>>>> IF any one is willing to help me with this I would be greatly thrilled
131 >>>>> as I have been working on this now for a week and have not got any
132 >>>>> where. I do have a nice guy that is helping me with this but he has
133 >>>>> very limited know how when it comes to AMD setups and the issue I am
134 >>>>> runing in to know.
135 >>>>>
136 >>>>>
137 >>>>>
138 >>>> I don't think this is an AMD issue. it still looks to me like the
139 >>>> initrd either can't find the module for the SATA drive or is loading the
140 >>>> wrong one. Were you at any time able to boot the system from the drive?
141 >>>>
142 >>>>
143 >>>> --
144 >>>> Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum
145 >>>>
146 >>>> Mark Haney
147 >>>> Sr. Systems Administrator
148 >>>> ERC Broadband
149 >>>> (828) 350-2415
150 >>>>
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