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G'day, |
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So far, I've twice had the Gentoo install run for 12 hours and then |
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found the machine hung. Rebooting shows a partially completed |
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install. I'd like to find what's going wrong so I can complete my |
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(first) Gentoo installation! |
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Environment: |
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x86-LiveCD-2006.0.iso |
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P-III 450Mhz |
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256MB Ram |
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Creative 52X IDE CD-ROM |
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AHA-2940U/W SCSI controller |
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Fujitsu 18GB SCSI HD |
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KVM Switch used to share keyboard, monitor, and video between |
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current Linux box (Mandriva) and Gentoo install machine. |
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LiveCD boots and "gentoo doscsi" is used. The install is configured |
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using GUI tool. The packages chosen are mostly GRP as I'm trying to |
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keep life simple (for now). Using a terminal window, I've scp'd |
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installprofile.xml and clientconfiguration.xml to the Mandriva box. |
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I then click on install and the machine goes to work building |
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packages. At this point I use the KVM to switch to my other machine |
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and let the install go to work. Periodically I switch back to check |
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install progress. After approx 12 hrs of building packages, I find that |
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the machine has hung. The screen shows the installer window, but only |
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it's background displays -- no text is visible (for example "building |
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package 37/95". |
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If I then boot from the hard drive I get: |
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>> Mounting root |
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mknod //newroot/dev/console: No such file or device |
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mknod //newroot/dev/tty1: No such file or device |
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>> Booting (initramfs) |
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chroot: Cannot execute /bin/sh: No such file or device |
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Kernel panic not syncing: Attempted to kill init. |
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At this point I can boot with the LiveCD, go to the command line, mount |
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the root and boot partitions, run chroot, and have a partially usable |
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system. |
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What's the recommended procedure for completing the install? |
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Regards, |
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David |
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