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List:       gentoo-desktop
Subject:    RE: [gentoo-desktop] Install Problem
From:       "JC" <jcraig03 () tampabay ! rr ! com>
Date:       2006-01-30 13:11:49
Message-ID: 002901c6259e$bb0ba1c0$6901a8c0 () ATHLON
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: maillists [mailto:lists@gmnet.net] 
>>Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 1:17 PM
>>To: gentoo-desktop@lists.gentoo.org
>>Subject: [gentoo-desktop] Install Problem
>>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am trying to install the latest liveCD 2005.1 on a Dell 
>>Optiplex GX100 and I am having a CDROM problem. It seems that 
>>the computer uses a smaller than standard CD drive to fit in 
>>the case, but it came with no CD drive so I hooked up a 
>>temporary standard CDROM drive with the cover off just for 
>>the install. 
>>
>>When the CD boots, the first symptom of sickness is that it 
>>can't find the gentoo "spash image". then it goes through the 
>>first part OK but then hangs forever as soon as it gets to 
>>the following:
>>
>>...
>>...
>>::Scanning for dm-mod...dm-mod loaded.
>>>> Activating udev
>>>> Making tmpfs for /newroot
>>>> Attempting to mount CD:- /dev/cdroms/cdrom0
>>
>>
>>I have 3 of these machines and all 3 have the same problem. I 
>>tried to install another distro "Vector Linux" and it seems 
>>there are similar issues with that too.
>>
>>I don't think it is a hardware problem because I am using 3 
>>different machines and CD drives.
>>
>>What can I do to fix this?
>>
>>Thank you
>>Rick
>>

It's a hardware prob. The cdroms that come with the Gx100 are (IMHO)
sub-standard drives. I came across a batch of old GX100 systems and
refurbished them, putting Gentoo on all of them. I had to replace all of
the existing cdroms with different ones. Luckily I also had some 36X
drives. I think it's something to do with the firmware on the drive.

J

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