From: "Walter Dnes" <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Trouble w/ CD(s) during new gentoo install
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:16:04 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060912021604.GA12642@waltdnes.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <634E5748C35AC1409E0A42352E9960EA0F6A04@atnets15pa.ww300.siemens.net>
On Thu, Sep 07, 2006 at 08:17:09AM +0200, Liebich, Wolfgang wrote
> I'm installing a new computer w/ gentoo (had Windows 2003 Server on
> it before). I'm installing from the minimal installation CD (tried w/
> knoppix before). BUT today I OFTEN get IDE READ errors and afterwards
> - no command works. No shutdown, no halt, nothing. Pressing the Power
> button don't do anything either (oh GREAT) - I have to pull the cable
> (!). It seems it gets worse. The same happened w/ the knoppix CD i
> tried to use for booting yesterday - at first OK, then read errors,
> getting worse --- what gives?? Has anyone tips how to handle this
> (no, getting a new CDROM drive is not a FAST option :-()
Is the CDROM an older unit? If so, can you burn the install ISO on
another CD *AT THE SLOWEST SPEED IT WILL DO*? I have to do this at home
because my emergency backup machine is a 1999 Dell and the CDROM on it
will only read maximum 12X speed.
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-09-07 6:17 [gentoo-user] Trouble w/ CD(s) during new gentoo install Liebich, Wolfgang
2006-09-07 6:52 ` [gentoo-user] " Thufir
2006-09-12 2:16 ` Walter Dnes [this message]
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