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smk_va@×××××.com wrote: |
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> In response to Dave Bresson |
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> >> so i have a bit of a bootstrap problem. ... |
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> Achim Gottinger wrote: |
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> > rc3 was optimized for i686 systems, so it does not run on pentium/k6 |
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> systems. :-/ We changed that in rc4 (optimized for i486), so you need the |
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> lates rc4 (pre2) cd. |
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> A couple of points: |
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> 1. the rc3 disk does the same hang described by Dave on my Compaq ProSignia |
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> 500 with PPro which is a P6 class processor |
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Hmm, it worked on a PII/PIII/K7 over here. The main problem was glibc-2.2 |
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which uses |
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special i686 instructions when compile for i686-pc-linux-gnu. Maybe the |
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classify ppro as |
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i586. |
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> 2. when I try to bootstrap the rc4_pre2 CD on the ProSignia 500, I can't |
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> because the kernel image in "bootgrub.img" does not support the NCR SCSI |
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> adapter chip in the ProSignia 500 (booting from the image packaged with rc3 |
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> does find the CD, it just hangs at "changing root ..." |
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Hmm, support for NCR SCSI adapters should be in there. I will check this. |
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> 3. when I boot from the rc4_pre2 CD on a P5 (Compaq Deskpro), I get a |
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> message that it appears not to be the distribution disk. |
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Daniel, did you include the version file on the iso-image? |
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achim~ |
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> Any help getting Gentoo going on this machine would be much appreciated. |
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> Murthy |
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