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Hi all, |
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after using other distributions for years I finally decided to go with |
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gentto to have to most flexibility. So here I am :-) |
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I got trough the gentoo installation up to the point of installing |
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grub. After the command 'grub-install /dev/hda' my machine hangs |
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displaying the following meassage: |
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Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time |
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I already searched the net to find a solution. The only thing I could |
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find was on http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/grub-error-guide.xml |
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The comment on my problem: |
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One reported cause was an exotic configuration of disk devices, like |
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ultra/non-ultra DMA disks on one cable. |
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I am installing on my notebook (only one HD) so the hint above did not |
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help me very much... |
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Any hint or tips? Thanks a lot in advance! |
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Cheers, |
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Marco |
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