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On Thu, 1 Mar 2012 18:12:11 -0800 |
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Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I just received the new Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook and I'm trying to |
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> install Gentoo but I can't get install-amd64-minimal-20120223.iso to |
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> boot via a USB key. I installed it to two different USB keys via |
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> unetbootin but I get this right after it asks for the keymap: |
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> |
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> Looking for the cdrom |
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> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda1 |
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> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda2 |
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> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda3 |
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> Attempting to mount media - /dev/sda4 |
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> Media not found |
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> No bootable medium found. Waiting for new devices... |
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> Could not find CD to boot, something else needed! |
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> Determining root device... |
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> Could not find the root block device in . |
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> It must be reading the USB key fine or it never would have gotten that |
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> far. Maybe it has no drivers for the disk controller, but then why |
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> does it reference the cdrom? I tried the nosata and ide=nodma options |
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> to no avail. |
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Use some other distro on the USB device to get you a chroot. |
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Check BIOS carefully. Some of those options can dick with booting |
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immensely |
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Alan McKinnnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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