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Eric Martin wrote: |
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> Jarry wrote: |
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>> Hi, |
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>> I just downloaded install-amd64-minimal-2008.0.iso, burned |
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>> it, and tried to boot&install. But during boot-up, a message |
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>> comes: |
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>> ____________________________________ |
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>> >> Determining root device... |
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>> !! Could not find the root block device in . |
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>> Please specify another value or: press Enter for the same, |
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>> type "shell" for a shell, or "q" to skip... |
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>> root block device() :: _ |
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>> ____________________________________ |
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>> |
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>> What am I supposed to do??? |
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>> It is a common pc, with Asus mobo (nForce4 chipset), |
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>> 2x sata-disk, 1x sata-dvd, nvidia graphics. Everything |
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>> correctly detected in bios and during boot-up. |
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>> On the same computer, I could install gentoo-2007 last year, |
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>> but unfortunatelly disk has died, so I had to replace it and |
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>> install again... |
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>> Jarry |
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>> |
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> If the 2007 cd worked then use that one. It doesn't matter what cd |
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> you start from, only that you get started. For that matter (as people |
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> always say) you can boot off of knoppix or the lfs (linux from |
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> scratch) disk. The only thing the cd does for you is provide a |
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> working linux environment that you can chroot from to install gentoo. |
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Of course, make sure you get the tarballs off the internet if you use a |
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CD that old. If you use the tarballs off the CD, you will have a lot of |
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upgrades to do and it could be . . . messy. |
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Other than that, it doesn't matter what CD you use as Eric said. I |
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wonder of it could be done from the Mandrake install CD? It is bootable |
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and gives a command line. LOL |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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