Re: [gentoo-dev] install bootstrap problem

On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 05:02:35AM -0500, Dave Bresson wrote:

> so i have a bit of a bootstrap problem.  i'm trying to install rc3 off of
> the cd, however i'm installing onto an older machine (a p90) that can't
> boot directly from the cd.  I made a floppy from the bootgrub image,
> however, the machine locks up shortly into the install process.  The exact
> point is right after it has found the cd and displays a few messages (the
> last of which is "changine root" i believe).  Anyway, the machine just
> sits at that point.  I'd also like to note that this is a clean hard
> drive, so an install from an already existing os is a no go,
> unfortunately.  I would like for the floppy/cd combo to work...has anyone
> seen this kind of error, or could offer some tips?

I'm guessing that it's because rc3 has some P6 instructions in it and therefore
is dying on your Pentium Classic.  rc4-pre2 should solve your problems.

Best Regards,

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Daniel Robbins					<drobbins@g.o>
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