Re: [gentoo-user] Problems installing on an IBM Thinkpad R31
Hit F2 at the boot prompt and see if some of the options such as noacpi might help. I don't use a laptop but the comments indicate some options are for laptops. On Wed, 5 Mar 2003 11:56:31 + Tim Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi I am trying to install Genttoo (I am a gentoo virgin :-) on my laptop. WHen the livecd boots, I get the logo, but when the kernel starts loading, it gets just reboots the machine and dumps me back to the splash screen :-( Can anyone suggest a cure for my Gentoo bloos? Thanks - -- Tim Sutton BDWorld Middleware Programmer - --- BiodiversityWorld Project Centre for Plant Diversity & Systematics School of Plant Sciences The University of Reading Reading, RG66AS, UK Web : www.bdworld.org Phone : +44-(0)118-378-6052 Email: t.sutton [at] reading.ac.uk (email preferred method of correspondence) - --- -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+ZeXvZxb+GYjbYHkRAqh2AKCN5ZZtqjYoGMzcyhq5gHg05W/OPgCdGzzw MjtxkP2yqFti6k8meCJuq1A= =KpI2 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Problems installing on an IBM Thinkpad R31
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Thanks - I will try this ! Tim On Wednesday 05 March 2003 12:58, Gwendolyn van der Linden wrote: > > I am trying to install Genttoo (I am a gentoo virgin :-) on > > my laptop. WHen > > the livecd boots, I get the logo, but when the kernel > > starts loading, it gets > > just reboots the machine and dumps me back to the splash > > screen :-( Can > > anyone suggest a cure for my Gentoo bloos? > > You can also use the Gentoo 1.2 CD (more stable kernel), boot, eject > the CD, and insert and mount the 1.4 CD. It worked for me. > > Gwendolyn. > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list - -- Tim Sutton BDWorld Middleware Programmer - --- BiodiversityWorld Project Centre for Plant Diversity & Systematics School of Plant Sciences The University of Reading Reading, RG66AS, UK Web : www.bdworld.org Phone : +44-(0)118-378-6052 Email: t.sutton [at] reading.ac.uk (email preferred method of correspondence) - --- -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+Zf8sZxb+GYjbYHkRAkr6AKCPsLNfOl6pAu71ad+sHpRPujmJzwCgptMR XsxIBXPDJi1yMFj4ECVdAIk= =wmCF -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Problems installing on an IBM Thinkpad R31
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Sorry I should have said - I have already tried turning off all the options offered by pressing F2 - still no luck :-( The laptop currently has debian woody on it and it boots fine from a debian boot cd :-( Tim On Wednesday 05 March 2003 12:05, Gwendolyn van der Linden wrote: > > I am trying to install Genttoo (I am a gentoo virgin :-) on > > my laptop. WHen > > the livecd boots, I get the logo, but when the kernel > > starts loading, it gets > > just reboots the machine and dumps me back to the splash > > screen :-( Can > > anyone suggest a cure for my Gentoo bloos? > > Before the kernel boots you can enter boot options. You may need to > try a few of them. For example, acpi=off (not 'no') may improve > things. > > Gwendolyn. > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list - -- Tim Sutton BDWorld Middleware Programmer - --- BiodiversityWorld Project Centre for Plant Diversity & Systematics School of Plant Sciences The University of Reading Reading, RG66AS, UK Web : www.bdworld.org Phone : +44-(0)118-378-6052 Email: t.sutton [at] reading.ac.uk (email preferred method of correspondence) - --- -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+Zf8JZxb+GYjbYHkRAjlXAKDJ+mTbkssPz5mb6U2Xum+CxUGNFgCbB+y5 NLF9gBOCX3aBT3kVDDTXZ2o= =hoUd -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] Problems installing on an IBM Thinkpad R31
> I am trying to install Genttoo (I am a gentoo virgin :-) on > my laptop. WHen > the livecd boots, I get the logo, but when the kernel > starts loading, it gets > just reboots the machine and dumps me back to the splash > screen :-( Can > anyone suggest a cure for my Gentoo bloos? You can also use the Gentoo 1.2 CD (more stable kernel), boot, eject the CD, and insert and mount the 1.4 CD. It worked for me. Gwendolyn. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] Problems installing on an IBM Thinkpad R31
> I am trying to install Genttoo (I am a gentoo virgin :-) on > my laptop. WHen > the livecd boots, I get the logo, but when the kernel > starts loading, it gets > just reboots the machine and dumps me back to the splash > screen :-( Can > anyone suggest a cure for my Gentoo bloos? Before the kernel boots you can enter boot options. You may need to try a few of them. For example, acpi=off (not 'no') may improve things. Gwendolyn. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
