From: "Liebich, Wolfgang" <wolfgang.liebich@siemens.com>
To: <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
Subject: [gentoo-user] Problems with installdiscs 2007.0 and 2008.0 when installing on a K6 computer
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:33:28 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <634E5748C35AC1409E0A42352E9960EA014A62D3@atnets15pa.ww300.siemens.net> (raw)
Hi,
My computer at home is seriously old already. It has a K6 CPU, an motherboard with VIA chips (chipset (?) VT82C598), and about 10G total hard disk space (spread over 2 hd's - can possibly add a 3rd hd, too).
I've been using debian until now, BUT I'm less and less satisfied with that b/c of all that extra baggage I've to use here. Maybe with a trimmed down gentoo installation I can give the old
machine a new lease on life.
My main problem here is:
- I can't use the minimal install CDs. If I try to boot from them (using gentoo-nofb just in case, also acpi=off and nodma), the machine promptly reboots after loading the kernel. I have
sneaking suspicion that this is because the kernel is built for i686 and above. Is this true?
If yes, ... well, is there anywhere still a mirror holding an older install CD?
Puzzled in Vienna,
Wolfgang
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2008-09-16 17:33 Liebich, Wolfgang [this message]
2008-09-16 18:58 ` [gentoo-user] Problems with installdiscs 2007.0 and 2008.0 when installing on a K6 computer Alan McKinnon
2008-10-15 12:53 ` Wolfgang Liebich
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