From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B7AC1389E2 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:31:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 17C23E0BB2; Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:31:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-lb0-f175.google.com (mail-lb0-f175.google.com [209.85.217.175]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 97739E0BA6 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:31:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-lb0-f175.google.com with SMTP id u10so2707181lbd.20 for ; Sun, 21 Dec 2014 04:31:15 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=MojvJ+NHN1wyQT6YmxvjRzSDaK6W61xK44j/55NIRUA=; b=rJxh4VPxVFhrbycVE9iOYulYlB1phhWI8mWz/5OSUd6YJaBfdsMyoFTEKuSxGBkn81 59gZh7pB83pYS1SksHD31gTeCsNQwen2R4AVRRHH56SJUfd5HyZ4s4YPxrxF6/wt+emS nCbnuY7icdz2r9u7a2Y5ha+xCUeD261Ovj4x9odWPWfd3epS1q0fDzS4ngMzCzpR/g7/ Ahk8M/qp3j5su9uO7jhH6GNwaBo9HCY+5LkkGvSIhKlYoEz4xn8W4SfwjFg4utl6vWWF i2c0p/PivT2Eac4fSXQaHLSI03ToyskKox1LwaOHjMfSn+UzcG3UMPYpzeomsWvlU7fs m8hw== X-Received: by 10.152.8.82 with SMTP id p18mr17167684laa.25.1419165075268; Sun, 21 Dec 2014 04:31:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from asterius (pppoe.95-55-145-25.dynamic.avangarddsl.ru. [95.55.145.25]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id ji6sm4239205lbb.26.2014.12.21.04.31.13 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 21 Dec 2014 04:31:14 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 07:31:11 -0500 From: German To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Fresh gen too install - unsuccesful Message-Id: <20141221073111.f7ad3570fd201ea44d3ded3a@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201412211200.52927.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> References: <201412211130.57892.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <20141221064404.105e3efe8871a5b878961db4@gmail.com> <201412211200.52927.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.4.2 (GTK+ 2.24.25; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 23798da7-8488-4d77-ad0e-54b73581adf9 X-Archives-Hash: 344af7c15b6665ba3141ad767c616684 On Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:00:51 +0000 Mick wrote: > On Sunday 21 Dec 2014 11:44:04 German wrote: > > On Sun, 21 Dec 2014 11:30:49 +0000 > > > > Mick wrote: > > > > I spake too soon! :-( > > > > > > I just tried to boot my Asus MoBo A88XM-PLUS, after I disabled CMS and > > > switched Secure Boot to other OS (as opposed to MS Windows), with > > > sysrescuecd-4.4.1. > > > > > > Unfortunately I can't get a console due to this error: > > > error: no suitable mode found. > > > Booting in blind mode > > > > > > Any idea how to progress from here? Is it possible with sysrescuecd? > > > > Mick, you are going right after my steps ( or I go where you go ). Just > > tried to boot sysresc 4.4.1 with exactly the same error message. Duh. > > Looks like many people with the same problem. > > OK, this is what I did to progress with the installation. > > 1. Things that didn't work: > > Editing the kernel options for nomodesetting (disable KMS option) did not work > > Similarly, specifying forcevesa=1024x768 did not work. > > 2. What worked: > > Typing blind after waiting for a while to make sure the CD had booted up to > set up the root passwd and then to start sshd, allowed to access the PC over > sshd and commence the installation. Of course, this will only work if your PC > is connected to the LAN. I have no solution at the moment for air-gapped > machines. > > On the keyboard type blind: > > passwd root > my_secret_root_passwd > my_secret_root_passwd > /etc/init.d/sshd restart > > Then find the IP address of the new PC. In my case arping and some guessing > of the next IP that the router would have issued worked, but you can use arp- > scan, nmap, or some such tool, or even check your router's dhcp tables. > > Then ssh root@, enter the passwd you set up above and you're good > to go with the installation, following the hand book and the wiki suggestions > for UEFI. Thanks for suggestion, Mick. Unfortunately I am not on a network and that is only PC I have at the moment. Do you know if Knoppix allows UEFI boot? > > HTH. > -- > Regards, > Mick -- German