Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel. GRRR

outrun · n00b Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 2

Hey how is everyone doing? Anyways I am currently trying to install gentoo on my Gateway computer. Its a AMD Athlon 1.2ghz with 128mb ram.

Currently i am trying ot install gentoo, i have tryed every single option when I hit f1. Oh might I remind you I have the livecd.. anyways I tryed all the options for ex my last experience when i typed in smp-nofb this is what it displayed.

Loading smp....................................................
Loading smp.igz...........................................................
Ready.
Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel.
_ (Blinks repeatedly)

AND THEN IT JUST SITS THERE !!!!!!! Any help anyone?!

Thankyou for replying ahead of time. I appreciate the help.

rkrenzis · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 12:15 am Post subject: SMP?

Why are you booting the SMP kernel? Which version of the livecd do you have? Have you tried booting the "gentoo" kernel or "gentoo-nofb"?

FreeFly42 · l33t Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 848 Location: Houston, TX

I think the key question here is which version of the live cd do you have? Since you're trying to install on an Athlon did you get the 686 or Athlon-XP live cd? (Are you sure your cpu is an Athlon-XP if you got the XP cd?)
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outrun · n00b Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 2

I have both 2004.2 and 3 , yes its a Amd Athlon by Gateway, And i tryed booting all the kernels, they do the same exact thing.

FreeFly42 · l33t Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 848 Location: Houston, TX

Don't really care about 2004.2 or 3 or whatever. What I care about is the binary version of the files on the cd, which is why I asked if you had the Athlon XP or 686 version?

An Athlon isn't automatically an Athlon XP, which is why you may have downloaded an Athlon XP iso and it doesn't work. A 686 cd image would be a safer bet, and a 386 iso the safest of all. If you're going to do a stage 1 install you might just as well get the 386 iso as you're going to compile everything on your installation anyway. If you're doing a stage 2 or stage 3 it's a bit more important to get the right version, but most important to get a version that's compatible with your actual CPU.
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h4ywir3 · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 3:36 pm Post subject:

I have exactly the same message on my screen (Dell Latitude X300 laptop) only difference is that it is the first reboot after the install. So i didn't have problems with my 2004.1 disk (2004.3 doesn't recognize my usb cdrom). :evil:

not sure yet what the problem is...

rkrenzis · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 3:53 pm Post subject:

Which Stage file did you use?:

athlon-xp
pentium3
pentium4
amd64
x86

hybrid · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 5:22 pm Post subject:

try this it might help

Arkal · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 126

not sure AMD Athlon 1.2 is in the athlon XP family....
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h4ywir3 · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 6:34 pm Post subject:

I use a Stage2-pentium4...

Gonna try and compile my kernel again... see if there are any weird things in it...

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Matir · n00b Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 32

WHY are you using a PENTIUM 4 stage 2 with an Athlon processor? That's why it won't work.

Edit: oops, I thought you were the original author of the post, my bad. Though what processor DOES the X300 use? I thought it was the Pentium M, which I'm not sure if those use the same instruction set as the P4.

FreeFly42 · l33t Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 848 Location: Houston, TX

h4ywir3 you have a kernel configuration issue. Make sure you compiled for the right processor type in your kernel configuration. Your make.conf doesn't apply to compiling the kernel so don't think that just because you got it right there (do you even know if you got it right there?) you have it right in the kernel configuration. If you're having problems you should recombile with generic x86 support enabled, then disable it an experiment with the other architecture settings once you have something that works. Also make sure you have the prober binary support enabled. I thought all this was covered in the kernel howtos somewhere?

outrun is similarly trying to execute a kernel with the wrong binary format for his machine, but it's the cd kerenl rather than his/her compiled kernel.
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h4ywir3 · Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:24 am Post subject:

Right i fixed my kernel! I took out smp (i dunno why i left it in), bleutooth, and wireless lan support, as well as 10to100mbit network support.

I think the smp was the breaker but still i will try to configure bluetooth and wifi later in.

The Dell X300 has a pentium-m processor which i don't have in my make.conf, because it is supported from gcc 3.4 and i run 3.3.something i guess

thanx for the help and suggestions
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cokey · Advocate Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 3355

i had this, at the grub prompt press e to edit the line and check the root=/dev/hd?? is correct. Also try passing a different vga option
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