How to boot?

Akseli · n00b Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 19

Yes How to boot? im so stupid

TheCoop · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 5:41 pm Post subject:

start kicking the side of your computer

or, press the big button on the front
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Akseli · n00b Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 19

Cmon now! help me better plz

Akseli · n00b Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 19

Cmon now! help me better plz

TheCoop · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 5:53 pm Post subject:

well, what do you mean? how to switch on your computer? how to load grub? how to specify the kernel to load in the grub config? how to install the kernel?
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Akseli · n00b Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 19

Yes! i got my th9ing configured to boot from CD BUT it read my LIVEcd and it said it was loading boot but then happenned nothing only Windows XP logo came! i hate WINDOWS XP

TheCoop · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 8:49 pm Post subject:

does it read the cd when it starts up? are you sure youve specified the bios boot settings correctly? a gentoo splash screen should come up when it boots the cd...
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pple · n00b Joined: 30 Sep 2003 Posts: 8 Location: Finland

Gentoo LiveCD works, but Knoppix (the version before the latest) gave a really nasty erros when trying to boot it (and hanged on boot-time after that). That's why my moms computer is now Gentoo and not Knoppix with stuff. I'd like to know what the hell it was all about if I wasn't having so much stuff to do.

TheCoop · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 6:39 am Post subject:

what was the error on boot up?
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tomapd · n00b Joined: 26 Aug 2003 Posts: 22 Location: Sendai

error messeges are very important information to solve your problem.
you should first read them carefully and post them here so that advisers and you don't have to waste time.

i think your Knoppix's default kerenel do not have some drivers that gentoo's kernel have. i cannot advise you anymore unless you post error messeges.

Akseli · n00b Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 19

Well
My Comp said Reading Boot or sometihing and it did it about 20 secs and then BOO!! Black screen and then comes Windows logo!!!!

TheCoop · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 6:03 pm Post subject:

need more info than that, ie the exact error msg, what happened, was your cd drive whirring etc etc...
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DerMojo · Guru Joined: 14 Aug 2003 Posts: 395 Location: Germany

Hi!

Did you install grub or lilo?
If not: don't expect gentoo to boot...

Tell us more ...

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Akseli · n00b Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 19

Do i need to install LILO or grub?? How?

IM STUPID!!!

netswine · n00b Joined: 25 Jul 2003 Posts: 8

What you see is the computer trying to boot from the cd-rom and, not being able to, defaulting to boot from the hard drive.

It may be that the cd is corrupt. Try burning the Gentoo LiveCD again. Use track-at-once instead of disk-at-once or vice-versa. Sometimes that helps.

Akseli · n00b Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 19

I burned a new CD but it went faster the hole Boot from ATAPI thingy but windows logo came!!! should i download x86 liveCD?

kai · n00b Joined: 12 Jun 2002 Posts: 53 Location: Oakland, CA

you should be using one of the x86 livecd's if you have a pc (which you must have if you're booting into XP). If you have a Pentium 4, use that livecd. Athlon XP, use that one. Etc. What are the specs of your computer?

Akseli · n00b Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 19

What about that lilo? i downloaded it extracted it and now what to do?

Akseli · n00b Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 19

Hey??

christsong84 · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:44 am Post subject:

don't worry about lilo and grub just yet...that's later. Focus on getting this step...booting from the LiveCD. Your bios is set to boot from CD right? (just a double check)
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Akseli · n00b Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 19

Yeah it is!! check list item # 2 plz!

christsong84 · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 9:27 pm Post subject:

checklist item #2: you mention that it says boot when booting...

as TheCoop said...is there a nice blue/purpleish screen that comes up ever?
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jaska · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 9:45 pm Post subject:

First of all, what boot cd gentoo iso did you download and burn into cd? What program did you use to burn the iso to a cdrom?