installing gentoo

[pvd212]

i downloaded gentoo from http://www.linuxiso.org/ and burnt them using k3b. i downloaded and burnd them it the same way i did slackware9.1, freebsd, mandrake, redhat knoppix, and gentoo but they all work except for gentoo. cd1 wont boot i try d downloading and burning it again but cd1 wont boot ,why? what do i due to install a stage 2 installation of gentoo ? :confused: :confused:

[b00zer]

you say it wont boot. Where does the process of booting fail? Is there an error message on the screen? If so, what does it say?

Did you check the iso file with the md5sum? IIRC, i believe you simply type at a prompt.

$./md5sum foo.iso

linuxiso.org should have the md5sum program (which is very small) as well as instructions on how to use it.

[AnonyPuss]

IN K3B, did you burn the image in RAW mode. Gentoo.Org states that the image must be burned in raw mode. K3B defaults to auto.

[pvd212]

b00zer: it wont boot in the since that i put gentoo cd1 in my computer restart and my computer wont boot from the cd.its like its not even thier it just boots hdb.how do i check $./md5sum foo.iso?


anonypus: i burn it RAW.

thanks guys :-):p

[Hayl]

go into the BIOS and change the boot order so that it boots from CD first.

[pvd212]

Hayl i already did that but it steal wont boot from the cd.
it well boot slackware9.1 mandrake9.0,redhat9.0 and knoppix std but not gentoo what can i do?