Re: [gentoo-user] Laptop Install Issue

[Rumen Yotov]

On (11/12/05 10:42), C. Beamer wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've become so enamoured with Gentoo that I've decided to install on my
> laptop.  However, I'm having a bit of a problem.
>
> I'm at the point where I can boot the system and I've been trying to
> install xorg-x11.  However, the laptop keeps powering off on me.
>
> This wasn't a problem until I build the kernel where I built acpi
> support into it.  However, I *didn't* read the ACPI Guide and obviously,
> should have.  That's no big problem, I'll just recompile the kernel and
> follow what the Guide says.
>
> My issue is this:  The computer powered off in the middle of the install
> of xorg-x11.  This has happened a couple of times.  I haven't been
> having problems with the laptop, so I'm pretty sure the issue has
> something to do with power management since I built power management
> into the kernel, but didn't emerge acpid.  Anyway, since the emerge of
> xorg-x11 has bombed a couple of times, is there anything that I should
> do in the way of clean up before trying to emerge it again?
>
> Regards,
>
> Colleen
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Hi,
No experience with laptops, but here's some suggestions.
Check on Google about your laptop's brand,model etc.
Reboot with kernel parameter "acpi=off" or other, check install docs/CD.
Give here some info about it, very likely someone will have similar.
HTH.Rumen