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niuges
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 Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject: Live CD will not boot |
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Although not exactly new to Linux I am new to gentoo , this is my first post. If I am posting this in wrong thread please let me know.
I have been trying to boot the live CD and the system hangs, it looks like when trying to enter desktop.
AMD 64
Asus MOBO
Nvidia fx 5200 G card
2 gb ram
I would appreciate any help I can get
ThankX
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The LIveCD is known to be buggy/problematic.
Go with the amd64 minimal instead and you should be fine.
Good luck with your install.
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I dont quite understand when it hangs, be more specific.
Any text or error?
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niuges
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All i get is blank screen
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Well, see my post, the livecd is buggy, go with the minimal install disk. A friend of mine has just used it succesfully on a dual core and is up and running now.
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You can either use the minimal installation disc, or the SystemRescueCD (which is based on Gentoo) as a live environment for installing Gentoo. The GTK+ installer is prone to err, and shouldn't be used. Later this month when the new 2008.0 version comes out, it might again be stable. However, it is still always recommended to do a manual installation to get the full Gentoo experience.
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| kalos wrote: | | However, it is still always recommended to do a manual installation to get the full Gentoo experience. |
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drescherjm
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| notHerbert wrote: | | kalos wrote: | | However, it is still always recommended to do a manual installation to get the full Gentoo experience. |
True enough |
Agreed, I would not know half of the linux I know now if I the install did everything for me and worked 100% of the time...
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