* Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo on a Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook
@ 2012-03-02 20:29 99% ` Grant
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From: Grant @ 2012-03-02 20:29 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
>> I just received the new Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook and I'm trying to
>> install Gentoo but I can't get install-amd64-minimal-20120223.iso to
>> boot via a USB key. I installed it to two different USB keys via
>> unetbootin but I get this right after it asks for the keymap:
>>
>> Looking for the cdrom
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda1
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda2
>> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda3
>> Attempting to mount media - /dev/sda4
>> Media not found
>> No bootable medium found. Waiting for new devices...
>> Could not find CD to boot, something else needed!
>> Determining root device...
>> Could not find the root block device in .
>>
>> It must be reading the USB key fine or it never would have gotten that
>> far. Maybe it has no drivers for the disk controller, but then why
>> does it reference the cdrom? I tried the nosata and ide=nodma options
>> to no avail.
>
> Use some other distro on the USB device to get you a chroot.
Thanks Alan, I'm installing via a Kubuntu ISO. Does Gentoo have
anything like a daily live ISO?
- Grant
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