Gentoo install stalls on my VAIO.

zaxonus · n00b Joined: 24 Sep 2002 Posts: 8

Hi,

I have been using Gentoo for quite a while on a desktop and when I try to install the last one (2006.0) on my notebook, I get stuck at the "Coldplugging pnp devices" level.

My notebook is a VAIO PCG-Z505GR/K, it has a "MagicMedia 256L+" graphic chip.

Does anyone have any idea of what is going wrong ?
Let me know if I should put more information in order to get help.

I must say that I have installed may times linux on this machine. But never Gentoo.

Thanks for any tip.

Michel

Keruskerfuerst · Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:26 am Post subject:

Waht CD are you using: minimal, universal or the live CD?

zaxonus · n00b Joined: 24 Sep 2002 Posts: 8

I am using a livecd (livecd-i686-installer-2006.iso).
As far as I remember, there is no Universal install CD for x86 on the 2006.0 version.

Keruskerfuerst · Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 6:54 am Post subject:

Then try the minimal install CD: http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/where.xml

zaxonus · n00b Joined: 24 Sep 2002 Posts: 8

Thanks for your suggestion,

But I have done minimum installs in the past on a desktop; it takes for ever because you cannot use the packages ready to use.
It takes for ever, for no real reason since I do not customize my X-windows an KDE (and other stuff) anyway.

(I only customize my kernel and I do not need a minimum install for that)

I think there should be another way to solve my problem.

If you can tell me why a minimum install has better chances to works I might try it -

Or (probably) just give up because it is too time consuming.

Michel

AstroTux · Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:48 am Post subject:

Hi,

What are your complete hardware specs??

Best regards,
AstroTux.
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zaxonus · n00b Joined: 24 Sep 2002 Posts: 8

CPU : P3 -> 650MHz
RAM : 384 MB
HD : 40MB
Graphics chipset : MagicMedia 256L+