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Hi Eric, |
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Perhaps this may help you on the forum |
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http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=57754&highlight=boot+usb+disk |
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it's a "Build your own Gentoo install / boot / rescue USBStick" |
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I think to get your usb cd to work on boot, you need to tell the right |
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modules to load at the beginning.. which won't happen on most distribution |
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cds. |
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You could make your own gentoo boot usb stick, and install gentoo from that. |
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It's kind of diving in head first :) but the forums are very good. |
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Anyway, perhaps reading the thread will spark some ideas. |
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Chris |
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-----Original Message----- |
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From: Eric G Ortego [mailto:eric@×××××××××.org] |
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Sent: Wednesday, 21 January 2004 9:39 AM |
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To: gentoo-server@l.g.o |
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Subject: [gentoo-server] Dell 1655mc |
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Has anyone any information on installing gentoo on a Dell Poweredge 1655mc? |
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My problem is that these servers don't have ide or scsi floppy or cdrom |
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drives. |
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It has just one usb 1.0 plug which I *can* boot the live cd from, but |
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*all* the cd's(knoppix too) fail to find the cdrom device when It comes |
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time. |
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I've tryed PXE booting to start the install but I only have a redhat |
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server to work from and for me thats like pulling my own teeth with a |
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claw hammer. |
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Someone mentioned having to pass arguments to the kernel at boot , I |
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have tryed nohotplug , hdc=ide-scsi , hdc=/dev/scd0 , and several others |
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without success. |
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HELP I really really need to be redhat ridden, I suck at rpm's and |
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don't care to waste the rest of my week learning them enough to remove |
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RH to install gentoo. |
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Eric |
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