Re: [gentoo-amd64] New to Gentoo! Installing Again!

[Mark Haney]

Christopher E wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I think I should proberly reinstall Gentoo!  I am having to many issue
> that may be able to be avoided with the help of someone that has do a
> AMD64 install.  So you know this is not for a for-profit and it for a
> non-profit project that I am working on and when done will be turned
> over to the non-profit,  I will eithe give this computer to them or
> build another one but for now and the next 6 months or longer this
> computer is what is going to be used for building and testing the apps
> that are being built.
>
> Here is my system hardware information:
>
> Motherboard: Asus K8V Deluxe
> http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=14&l3=67&model=234&modelmenu=1
>
> Video Card: ATI All-in-Wonder 9800 Series
> http://www.ati.com/products/radeon9800/aiw9800pro/index.html
>
> Harddrive: WD Caviar SE SATA 120 GB, 7200 RPM, 8 MB Cache WD1200JS
> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=138
>
> Harddrive: WD ATA 6 GB
>
> CD Drive: Sony CD-RW CRX320EE
> http://b2b.sony.com/Solutions/subcategory/storage/oem-optical/Combo
>
> Sound Card:  Built in to MB
> LAN Nic Card: Built in to MB
>
> CPU Chip: AMD Athlon +3000
> http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_9485_9487,00.html?redir=CPAT01
>
> WAN NIC Card: Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter wth SpeedBooster
> http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1115416826820&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper
>
> Router: Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster
> http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1139845136473&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper
>
> Cable Modem
> AT&T Callvantage Linksys for Voip
>
> I don't know what is good to have or not so I listed it all.
>
> Here is what I want to be able to do with this setup:
>
> I want to be able to run a webserver that will do:
>      1. Run a site that is going to be a mini search engin to start
> that is going to be human ran not spider
>      2. in the near future it will add the groups / mailing list
>      3. be able to have chat rooms that are only relying on the server
> and NOT the client or browers
>      4. be able to host other website off this system
>
> The programs that I want to use are PHP, and MySQL and Apache
>
> I also want to be able to run a number of GUI so I am able to see
> which one I like to use as I will also need to run a office app to do
> work, and surf the net etc
>
> I will want to be able to watch TV and record if I choice to  do so
>
> I want to make this as sercue as it can be.
>
> I also want this to be a muility boot as I have windows on a sec sata drive
>
> IF any one is willing to help me with this I would be greatly thrilled
> as I have been working on this now for a week and have not got any
> where.  I do have a nice guy that is helping me with this but he has
> very limited know how when it comes to AMD setups and the issue I am
> runing in to know.
>
>
I don't think this is an AMD issue.  it still looks to me like the 
initrd either can't find the module for the SATA drive or is loading the 
wrong one.  Were you at any time able to boot the system from the drive?


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