On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:32:08 +0300 "Andrey Gerasimenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
use: nodetect nosmp and noapci noapic set on using the livecd? Perhaps you'd have better luck with a minimal. > On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:55:50 +0300, Chuanwen Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Oh,God! > > I can't start my machine with the livecd anymore even I have burned > > another livecd with "livecd-i686-installer-2006.1.iso". > > The error is still all the same:"coldpluging pci devices",which > > appears at 68%'s progress. > > You may install Gentoo from any live CD. I installed mine from > Knoppix, but it looks like any live CD will do. > I also do not see how Windows 2003 or whatever being installed can > prevent your system from booting a CD. Much more likely, it is a > hardware or BIOS (not likely, but still a better guess than Windows). > You may try to remove all PCI devices except the video card and try > to boot the CD again. > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
