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drey
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 Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:12 am Post subject: Cannot Boot LiveCD [2007.0 or 2008-beta2] w/ SATA DVD-ROM |
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New rig, new HDD, no gentoo.  Relevant specs:
SATA2 HDD: 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11
SATA2 DVD-ROM: Samsung (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151171)
MOBO: ASUS M3N78-EMH
I can boot off a CD and *shudder* run thru a WinXP installation just fine. However, when I utilize my trusted 2007.0 non-minimal gentoo LiveCD:
| Code: | >> No bootable medium found. Waiting for new devices...
!! Could not find CD to boot, something else needed!
>> Loading keymaps
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>> Determining root device...
!! The root block device is unspecified or not detected.
Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell...
boot() :: |
(copied from http://www.allegro.cc/forums/print-thread/596563 as it's the same error message)
Dropping to shell and scanning /dev shows zero /dev/ram* or /dev/sd* devices. No fortune wielding mknod and attempting to boot off the spawned device.
In further reading, I learned that supposedly the 2007.0 LiveCD doesn't support SATA drives. Ergo, I burned a copy of the 2008-beta2 non-minimal LiveCD and now run into this:
| Code: | :: Scanning for [module]...cat: can't open '/lib/modules/2.6.24-gentoo-r5/modules.dep': No such file or directory
[module] loaded.
(repeat about 20 times)
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I suspect the issue is in my configuration -- BIOS settings plus gentoo kernel params -- that's applying the hate to my SATA drives.
Ideas? |
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NathanZachary
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:23 am Post subject: |
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Can you boot any Linux LiveCD? If so, you might want to install Gentoo from a terminal inside that live environment.
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drey
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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| kalos wrote: | | Can you boot any Linux LiveCD? |
I'm up for LiveCD recommendations that support SATA. Knoppix 5.1.1 can't detect its filesystem -- likely due to SATA issues, akin to gentoo -- and Ubuntu reads from the CD, prohibiting my cleanly unmounting it and replacing w/ the gentoo disc.
Ideas? Is it feasible for me to boot the Ubuntu demo, create a tmpfs in memory and switch the environment to that? |
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dspahn
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject: Look in the BIOS |
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| Many SATA buses will emulate IDE... you just need to change your SATA mode in the bios to something other than "Native", and try with each of the available options. |
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cyrillic
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:30 am Post subject: |
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| drey wrote: | | Ubuntu reads from the CD, prohibiting my cleanly unmounting it and replacing w/ the gentoo disc. |
If the Ubuntu CD boots and detects your hardware properly (at least the harddrive and network connection), then there is no need for the Gentoo CD at all.
Just open a terminal as root, and follow the normal Gentoo installation instructions. |
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drey
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:50 am Post subject: |
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| cyrillic wrote: | | Just open a terminal as root, and follow the normal Gentoo installation instructions. |
Your plan was so simple it worked.
It's disappointing that the 2008.0 gentoo release doesn't support SATA as cleanly as Ubuntu 8.04.1, but nonetheless I have a working gentoo installation now. \o/ |
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Akhouk
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:48 am Post subject: |
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Gald it is working. It might be a good idea to file a bug for this so when solved it will help others in future.
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