My computer doesn't boot my cd

Koentje · 05-01-2007, 03:29 AM

Hello everybody,

I am using and I will try another distrobution Gentoo.
I Download the Live cd of the Gentoo site and burn it with K3b as ISO. Then I start my Computer my first boot device on CD then I reboot my computer and it don't works. With Ubuntu I don't have problems that boot on. Gentoo was not installed yet. there comes at starting up stand:

Boot:

GRUB loading...
Starting up...

Can anybody help me please ?

Thanks
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jay73 · 05-01-2007, 03:33 AM

Did you check the md5sum to verify the disk is OK?

Are you using new hardware? The liveCD is really old by Linux standards (almost a year) so it may not be able to recognize newer hardware? In which case you could use small gentoo. That's what I had to do. But: small gentoo is NOT a liveCD, it is just an installer. This means you'll first have to build the whole system before you get to use it - and that will take several days...

deadeyes · 05-01-2007, 03:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koentje

Hello everybody,

I am using and I will try another distrobution Gentoo.
I Download the Live cd of the Gentoo site and burn it with K3b as ISO. Then I start my Computer my first boot device on CD then I reboot my computer and it don't works. With Ubuntu I don't have problems that boot on. Gentoo was not installed yet. there comes at starting up stand:

Boot:

GRUB loading...
Starting up...

Can anybody help me please ?

Thanks
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Please don't double post!

XavierP · 05-01-2007, 05:04 AM

Please post your thread in only one forum. Posting a single thread in the most relevant forum will make it easier for members to help you and will keep the discussion in one place. This thread is being closed because it is a duplicate.