system shutdown during installation [ NOT SOLVED ]

nszeek · n00b Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 57

Hey everyone. I have been trying to install gentoo for quite a while now and unfortunately i have not archived success.

The problem i am faceing now is the system shutdown, which takes place during the "Unpacking Stage Tarball" process. I am using the 2006.0 distribution i have copied it into two medias. I am aslo using the "Gentoo Install Wizard" from the "Live-CD". I am not sure why the system shutdowns and i also dont have a lot of data to place here. All i know is that it stops next to the file 47 / 95 ( i couldnt get the name of the file ).

Any help would be apreciated.

system info:
toshiba notebook -> A75 - S211
detailed specs can be found here:

http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_outFrm.jsp?moid=882432&ct=DS&soid=972967&BV_SessionID=@@@@0317823319.1141931573@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccceaddhehihdejcgfkceghdgngdgmm.0

Additional Info:
-> using stage3 installation
-> using files from LiveCd
-> using kernel from LiveCd
-> /boot partition on ext2 fs
-> swap partition created
-> / partition on ext3 fs
-> using grub on MBR

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NEW INPUT FOR NEW PEOPLE THAT READS THIS MESSAGE

-> The computer now unpack the stage tarball sucessfuly
-> It crashes on the installation ( 26 of 28 )
-> i am now using the command line based installer

davidgurvich · Veteran Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 1063

Is this the graphical installer? If so, try using the text method.

nszeek · n00b Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 57

i attempted to make a command-line based install as you suggested and it worked more then the wizard one. The system shuts down while xorg is being installed. However i do have a command line based linux install, at least i guess i have. Any further input would be appreciated.

I would also like to thank you for your input.

pandisv · n00b Joined: 27 Nov 2005 Posts: 24

Could be a hardware problem... CPU overheat? Compiling is cpu-memory-intensive you know .... Have you tried running memtest86 ?

nszeek · n00b Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 57

No i haven't used it yet. But it the problem was overheat the computer wouldn't shutdown always at the same point during the installation. I don't think it's overheat.

marciorps · n00b Joined: 25 Aug 2005 Posts: 22

Well, man,

I did not use the graphical installer, but I did have a lot of overheating problems with gentoo in this same laptop.

I could install gentoo by night with a fan turned right to the laptop. Also, depending on your ambient temperature, just freeing up the space under your laptop where are the air entrances might do you much good.

About it stopping allways on the same spot... not so strange at all, as the install process will allways do the same things, and therefore always generate the same amount of heat.

This is my only grudge with this laptop. I had some unfinished wiki install comments here, if you are interested.