Shoot that was a prompt reply. Didnt help, though... Still hangs up whilst loading the installation environment.
On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:51:27 -0500, Colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Phil Beaudry wrote: > > >Okay. > >So, I'm new to linux. A dev bud of mine suggested that i do an > >install of gentoo to begin my learning. Issue is, I can't get into > >the install interface. My Gentoo Installation Livecd disk is in. My > >new harddrive is in and recognized. so. > > > > > I've got a similar problem myself. It's apparently quite common, yet > very hard to diagnose. > > >It says: "Gentoo Linux Installation LiveCD http://gentoo.org > >Enter to boot; F1 for kernels F2 for options > >boot: " > > > >so, I want the basic kernel. I hit enter or type gentoo and hit enter. > >it says: > > > >"Loading gentoo..................... > >Loading gentoo.igz.............. > >Ready. > >_ " > > > > > >and the cursor blinks. and blinks. and blinks my > >yearning-for-linux heart away. > > > > > This is an uneducated guess, but it looks like your output is being > redirected (like to a serial port). Add the kernel parameter > "console=tty0" and give it another shot. > > >This is something of an old box. circa 1999 or so. Used to run > >WinNT. It has a 160 gb HD (new) and the ATA/133 pci card needed for > >the HD to recognise. 512ram, pentium3 processor. > > > > > Just in case the first parameter didn't work, try adding "hdx=stroke" to > your kernel parameters and see what that does. Just in case your PCI > card doesn't support 48-bit LBA, the kernel will take over. > > -- > Colin > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
