Re: [gentoo-user] HP A8 laptop install

2012-05-15 Thread Alex Schuster
Hinnerk van Bruinehsen writes: > On 15.05.2012 11:11, Alex Schuster wrote: >> Stroller writes: >> >>> I boot from a SystemRescueCD and follow the Gentoo quick install guide. >>> >>> This has never failed me. >> >> For me it did, half a year ago, several packages failed to build due to >> strange l

Re: [gentoo-user] HP A8 laptop install

2012-05-15 Thread Hinnerk van Bruinehsen
On 15.05.2012 11:11, Alex Schuster wrote: > Stroller writes: > >> I boot from a SystemRescueCD and follow the Gentoo quick install guide. >> >> This has never failed me. > > For me it did, half a year ago, several packages failed to build due to > strange libtool errors. It took me some days unti

Re: [gentoo-user] HP A8 laptop install

2012-05-15 Thread Alex Schuster
Stroller writes: > I boot from a SystemRescueCD and follow the Gentoo quick install guide. > > This has never failed me. For me it did, half a year ago, several packages failed to build due to strange libtool errors. It took me some days until I found the solution: unset path. Libtool uses this

Re: [gentoo-user] HP A8 laptop install

2012-05-14 Thread Mick
On Tuesday 15 May 2012 01:27:25 Stroller wrote: > On 14 May 2012, at 20:12, James wrote: > > … > > I inserted a 12.0 lived DVD. It put for > > small gentoo symbols across the top, then went > > blank after 3 minutes. The DVD drive was very active > > for about 5 minutes then silence? > > > > Any

Re: [gentoo-user] HP A8 laptop install

2012-05-14 Thread ny6p01
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 01:27:25AM +0100, Stroller wrote: > > On 14 May 2012, at 20:12, James wrote: > > ? > > I inserted a 12.0 lived DVD. It put for > > small gentoo symbols across the top, then went > > blank after 3 minutes. The DVD drive was very active > > for about 5 minutes then silence?

Re: [gentoo-user] HP A8 laptop install

2012-05-14 Thread Stroller
On 14 May 2012, at 20:12, James wrote: > … > I inserted a 12.0 lived DVD. It put for > small gentoo symbols across the top, then went > blank after 3 minutes. The DVD drive was very active > for about 5 minutes then silence? > > Any suggestions or install guides are most welcome. I boot from a

Re: [gentoo-user] HP A8 laptop install

2012-05-14 Thread ny6p01
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 07:12:34PM +, James wrote: > Well, > > I just got this new HP A8 laptop. > > After setting up the default windows, I modified > the bios boot order to use the internal DVD. Then > I inserted a 12.0 lived DVD. It put for > small gentoo symbols across the top, then went