install-x86-minimal-2004.2 doesn't work...

Mad_Tiger · n00b Joined: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 51

I downloaded install-x86-minimal-2004.2.tar.bz2 and i burned it after i did:

Mr_Smiley · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2004 11:26 am Post subject:

same problem here

eXtIO · n00b Joined: 26 Aug 2003 Posts: 46 Location: Germany

and the same problem here

I did md5sum, too.
I tried to burn the CD with k3b and directly with cdrecord in DAO AND in RAW Mode. But i'm still not able to boot from cd

Does the 2004.2 universal livecd work? I have to start with the gentoo install today.

tgurr · Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2004 1:26 pm Post subject:

same problem here, burned with k3b in autodetection mode.

skatefriday · n00b Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 41

I burned 2004.2 minimal as an iso image with Nero and it worked.

Currently chugging away compiling all the 'system' packages.

2004.1 on the otherhand would crap out on my 1999 model dell trying to boot.

Craig

evaldaz · n00b Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 2

same problem here

md5sum'ed in windows and burned with Nero, still doesn't want to boot.

skatefriday, what exact options did you choose in Nero (TAO/DAO/DAO-96/finalize-cd/non-finalize)?

2004.1 minimal cd worked fine.

gnobus · n00b Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 17 Location: Seoul, Korea

All my three test machines don't boot with install-x86-minimal-2004.2.iso. As for install-x86-universal-2004.2.iso, my p4 machine works good, one p3 machine boots but has some problems and the other p3 machine doesn't boot.

mitario · n00b Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 5

I have the same problem. But a little weirder. At my pc at the office the cd works fine. When I try it at home it doesn't boot.

flowolf · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Posts: 143

Same problem for me...
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Echtelion · n00b Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 20

Felicia · n00b Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 1

i didn't use the minimal cd (pls don't blame me for that

) instead i used the universal which is working for me, i burned it with nero and finalized it

is there a real difference between finalized and not which could lead to "not working" on modern/usual/old systems? afaik there could only be a problem with old cd-rom drives?! i would be pleased if anybody (or somebody? i always mix that up) could answer me that question

modern/usual/old is everything 100+mhz with a cd-rom drive 4x or faster in this post (i know that this sytems aren't modern or up-to-date but they are still common for people, at least for the people around me, who set up a linux system as a router) .. i don't know if a 4x can already boot from cd then replace it with a cd-rom drive which can boot from cd indipendent from speed

another question which should not be here but maybe anyone can answer it to me who is reading this. i booted from cd, everything went fine, my 2 NIC's were recognised also my soundcard. i set up everything correct imo and made adsl-start (the system is directly connected to the internet over adsl and is my router (no it's not a 100mhz box, it is an XP 1800+)). then i tried to arrange everything for "basic routing" so i can get online with my other pc's too and tried to configure iptables for that (iptables -t nat -A ...) and there is the problem, i always get back that it can't find iptables

how can i set up basic routing so that i can still browse this forum and use irc?

gentoo_user345 · n00b Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 18

I am having the same problem:
The CD (2004.2 minimal) booted on a work computer, but not at home. I "borrowed" the CD-ROM drive from work and installed it in the home machine and it still wouldn't boot. I tried upgrading the firmware of the (home) DVD drive but that didn't work either.

Edit: I checked the md5 sums before burning.

An older gentoo CD (1.4) works on both machines, so I can only conclude that it is the 2004.2 image which is the problem.

IT · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 7:11 am Post subject:

Pardon me if you already did it this way...but with k3B...go to:

ilmattx · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 12:22 pm Post subject: 2004.2 livecd

i couldnt get my home pc to boot from the minimal 2004.2 but my work computers did. so i burned the universal and it worked for me at home. i thought they were the same exact cd just that the universal had packages on it but i guess not.

mitario · n00b Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 5

evaldaz · n00b Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 2

Managed to boot minimal LiveCD with Smart BootManager (see The Gentoo Linux alternative installation method HOWTO)

But next I get following output:

Squinky86 · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 3:21 pm Post subject:

flowolf · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 22 Jun 2003 Posts: 143

I got the problem with new hardware (like a PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D and a ATAPI DVD-ROM 16XMax, got last week).
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col · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 5:56 am Post subject:

I have burned other gentoo disks on the same hardware and they boot....I say there is something wrong with the new 2004-2 ISO's

Ard Righ · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:54 am Post subject:

col · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 10:58 am Post subject:

ok I will try the universal & see if that boots

zepar · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 28 Jul 2002 Posts: 107

Same prob here, install-x86-minimal-2004.2 iso doest boot but with install-x86-minimal-2004.1 iso boots just fine

jstelly · n00b Joined: 28 Dec 2003 Posts: 70

I've got a different problem, x86-minimal-2004.2 boots, but it's asking me for a root password.

Sanjiyan · n00b Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 39

I have the same problem,

Downloaded both the min and universal versions 2004.2 and the min does not boot.

The universal one does, and so does my 2004.1 min.

The MD5 was correct, so I tried downloading it again, and again it would not boot.

It is not hardware related, because the universal, 2004.2 works, and both of the 2004.1 works.

EDIT CD Devices:
DVD-ROM: Lite-On 16x IDE HD-165H
DVD-R/RW: Pioneer DVR-105

ProTech · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:41 pm Post subject:

The same problem here.

In this topic a lot of people, has a Pioneer DVD-RW drive, can it be a problem with these drives?

I have an ASUS DVD-RW whitch is a Pioneer 106 with an ASUS label on it.