small-gentoo for amd64 r8, codename "full blown edition"

dodo1122 · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:02 am Post subject:

nvm now, found out that 64 bit kernel switches my network cards around, so eth0 is eth1 and vice versa. dhcpcd eth1 works ;-)

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dodo
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Master Chef · n00b Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 25

BeceJIbIu · Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:09 pm Post subject:

kernelOfTruth
Good work.

to all
Could somebody helps me? My proxy blocks downloading any "*.iso" files

So I need image with another extension. Could somebody pack small-gentoo_amd64_r8.iso with bzip2, for example, and share it?

alexou2643 · Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:18 am Post subject:

Hi KOT, apparently my ich9 ethernet issue on my dg33tl motherboard is solved with the updated version of the e1000 driver which can be found there http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000 , at least that's what i read on some ubuntu forum about the 7.6.5 version.

Could it be possible for you to integrate this updated version of the driver on your livecd ?

Thanks.
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kernelOfTruth · Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject:

h0tline · n00b Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Posts: 4

I found this CD to be very nice for use for a fresh new dm crypt + hardened setup (better than the koppnix cd for this purpose) and for a new reiserfs4 clean install with backup retreival from a ntfs partition. But I couldn't try out loopaes because there was something wrong with gpg program because it didn't allow me to generate some gpg file following the loopaes readme. I wish it had madwifi support so I wouldin't run across my house with the cable. And also better x support because it didn't use openbox or gnome by default.

kernelOfTruth · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:59 pm Post subject:

there's unfortunately something wrong with setup of X

so you need to become su twice

->

signal11 · n00b Joined: 16 Mar 2003 Posts: 46

hi,

i just finished downloading the "r8" iso image. made sure that the md5sums match. but, booting the machine (macbook with santa rosa) gives me the following messages:
"could not find kernel image: linux"
so i tried booting with "gentoo", which results in a:
"Loading
Invalid or corrupt kernel image."

any ideas ?

thanks
anupam

kernelOfTruth · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: problem booting :o(

bobson · n00b Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 1

I was trying to boot "r8" from USB (vfat - probably fat16) stick and using some old vga monitor (was need "r8" to install gentoo on P5K WS) - and get two kind of problems.
First was that "r8" sets too big resolution - and monitor switch off. Second was that "r8" for some reason was not see image.squashfs (official gentoo iso have no such problem on usb stick). I make a "hammer way" solution for it:

1) rename image.squashfs to image.sq
2) Then little change in syslinux.cfg
every: loop=/image.squashfs
changed to: loop=/image.sq

and added/changed vga=... to vga=791 (make resolution a little lower)
(kernelOfTruth say that can be try "console=ttyS0,9600n8" - but its not tested)

3) Reinstallation of syslinux bootloader (copy syslinux directory and makeboot.bat, and run .bat file)

And it works.
Hope it will help if someone will have same problems.

ZeLegolas · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Posts: 128