RE: [gentoo-desktop] Install Problem

[JC]

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: maillists [mailto:lists@×××××.net]
>>Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 1:17 PM
>>To: gentoo-desktop@l.g.o
>>Subject: [gentoo-desktop] Install Problem
>>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am trying to install the latest liveCD 2005.1 on a Dell
>>Optiplex GX100 and I am having a CDROM problem. It seems that
>>the computer uses a smaller than standard CD drive to fit in
>>the case, but it came with no CD drive so I hooked up a
>>temporary standard CDROM drive with the cover off just for
>>the install.
>>
>>When the CD boots, the first symptom of sickness is that it
>>can't find the gentoo "spash image". then it goes through the
>>first part OK but then hangs forever as soon as it gets to
>>the following:
>>
>>...
>>...
>>::Scanning for dm-mod...dm-mod loaded.
>>>> Activating udev
>>>> Making tmpfs for /newroot
>>>> Attempting to mount CD:- /dev/cdroms/cdrom0
>>
>>
>>I have 3 of these machines and all 3 have the same problem. I
>>tried to install another distro "Vector Linux" and it seems
>>there are similar issues with that too.
>>
>>I don't think it is a hardware problem because I am using 3
>>different machines and CD drives.
>>
>>What can I do to fix this?
>>
>>Thank you
>>Rick
>>

It's a hardware prob. The cdroms that come with the Gx100 are (IMHO)
sub-standard drives. I came across a batch of old GX100 systems and
refurbished them, putting Gentoo on all of them. I had to replace all of
the existing cdroms with different ones. Luckily I also had some 36X
drives. I think it's something to do with the firmware on the drive.

J

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