I remember seeing a lively discussion on the list a few weeks ago about Gentoo, so I figured at least a few people must have installed it :)
I have installed the latest (v1.2 for i686) version using the stage 3 tarball (I only have a dial-up connection...). I followed the instructions to the letter (I think), but I can't get it to boot. More specifically, GRUB won't start at bootup. The word "GRUB" appears in the lower left of the screen for a fraction of a second, then everything goes black. In the Gentoo install, untarring the tarball populates /boot (and /boot/grub) with all the necessary files (except the kernel image), so you do not have to run grub-install. You just do: grub root (hd2,0) setup (hd2) quit (My Gentoo install is on /dev/hdd, which comes out ad hd2 because of the CD burner on /dev/hdb). Then you just create an appropriate /boot/grub/menu.lst file. Another clue--I tried adding lines for my Gentoo installation to /etc/grub.conf (on Redhat, /boot/grub/menu.lst is a symlink to /etc/grub.conf)in my existing Redhat setup (on /dev/hdc), but when I select Gentoo, it gies me error 17 (unknown filesystem type, I think) on /dev/hdd1. (Note: I use System Commander to multi-boot, which then takes me into GRUB or Win on the appropriate HD.) Any ideas what I am doing wrong? Will running grub-install help me? TIA, Martin Polley Technical Communicator http://www.surf-com.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (+972) (4) 9095-732 Mobile: (053) 864-280 ICQ 15617901 ================================================================To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
