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Hi Jack, got the same issue with an Acer |
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On 5/26/05, Sad Jack <sadjack45@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> I've installed gentoo on my desktop and I'm trying now to get it to run |
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> as a dual boot with Win XP on my laptop. |
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> Whenever I try and boot from the install CD (the same one used to |
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> install on my desktop, the current universal 2005) installation hangs |
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> after 'ok installing the kernel'. Nothing seems to happen, no disk |
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> access (CD or Hard drive). |
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> I've tried other distros..Suse, Ubuntu, Puppy, the only one that gets me |
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> passed the above is Slackware 10.1 which goes through the complete |
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> install but cannot write lilo to boot. Just says it can't write and says |
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> to do it manually. |
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> In any case I want Gentoo!!! |
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> Laptop |
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> Acer TravelMate 8104WLMi |
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> Intel Pentium M 760 Processor |
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> ATI Mobility Radeon X700 with 128Mb |
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> 100GB hard drive |
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> DVD re writer |
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> 1GB DDR2 533 |
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> The hard drive has a small restore partition with recovery tools hidden |
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> under windows and seen in linux as /dev/hda1. The windows install is at |
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> /dev/hda2. I have the rest as unallocated space at the mo awaiting |
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> (hopefully) Gentoo. |
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You can disable this partition from BIOS, the setting is called D2D something. |
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Also check for the virus protection, that may be silly-protecting the |
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MBR of the hard drive. |
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> I get the feeling that its at the hardware detection stage that is the |
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> problem as live CD's when booted in failsafe load and work OK. I can't |
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> find a failsafe option to boot Gentoo, is there one? |
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> I've looked around the forums and this problem has been highlighted by |
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> others but I do not see a solution. Any ideas would be very gratefully |
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> received. |
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Good luck! |
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it's not impossible, I'm running gentoo for more than one year in my lap :) |
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Jordi Molina Casas (warp3r) |
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mail: warp3r@×××××.com |
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www: www.warp3r.com |
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