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Old 07-04-2010, 01:39 PM   #1
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hi guys i am newbie please help


hi guys ,

1. Actually i want to learn all the unix commands and want to master the logic behind the unix operating system ,so i have downloaded calculated desktop linux gentoo and i have tried to install it with virtual box but there are lot of error saying something atlast it got struged up ,so please give me some easy guidance to install it using vrtual box

2. Another question is what is the difference between installing linux in seperate drive and installing it using virtual box ? ....thanks in advance
 
Old 07-04-2010, 01:45 PM   #2
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2 The only difference is about hardware, You have less cpu less memory and a very simple vga and sound card.
1 For help how to install it here is the official guide http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-...ickinstall.xml
But this and arch is the most difficult distro. Try arch first and then gentoo in my opinion
http://www.archlinux.org/
and install guide
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/..._Install_Guide

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Old 07-04-2010, 01:47 PM   #3
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there are lot of error saying something
aah, ok then, in that case you need to do something

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Old 07-04-2010, 01:59 PM   #5
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2 The only difference is about hardware, You have less cpu less memory and a very simple vga and sound card.
1 For help how to install it here is the official guide http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-...ickinstall.xml
But this and arch is the most difficult distro. Try arch first and then gentoo in my opinion
http://www.archlinux.org/
and install guide
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/..._Install_Guide
thank you very much for the help and links friend ,... actually one of our forum member suggested me to learn gentoo that is why i have downloaded this and i am trying this dude ....
And my another doubt is what is the difference between i686 ,x86 version ext .... ? i have downloaded the i686 version i think may be because of this error is occuring right?
 
Old 07-04-2010, 02:03 PM   #6
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i686 id for 32bit dual core i thing (correct me if i am wrong) cpu in most virtual apps the cpu is 32bit x86x64 is for 64bit cpu
I don't know what error you have so i don't know the solution. Thats why #4 told you to read how to ask a question!!!
 
Old 07-04-2010, 02:08 PM   #7
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i686 id for 32bit dual core i thing (correct me if i am wrong) cpu in most virtual apps the cpu is 32bit x86x64 is for 64bit cpu
I don't know what error you have so i don't know the solution. Thats why #4 told you to read how to ask a question!!!

ok friend no prob ..thank you very much for the quick reply let me go to that"How To Ask Questions The Smart Way" and read that and i will come here and ask question dude ..thank you
 
Old 07-04-2010, 02:09 PM   #8
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thank you dude , soon i will be back after reading "How To Ask Questions The Smart Way"
 
Old 07-04-2010, 02:22 PM   #9
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@gasdim ,@Senior Member.

i think the problem is i am trying to install calculate desktop linux GNOME - it is gentoo based linux OS not gentoo.. i think it has different kind of installation method ? do you guys have any idea about it ? can i install it using verbose mode ? please help me thanks in advance
 
Old 07-04-2010, 02:24 PM   #10
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@gasdim ,@Senior Member.

i think the problem is i am trying to install calculate desktop linux GNOME - it is gentoo based linux OS not gentoo.. i think it has different kind of installation method ? do you guys have any idea about it ? can i install it using verbose mode ? please help me thanks in advance

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sorry for the double post admin .... please forgive me

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Old 07-04-2010, 02:28 PM   #11
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In order to help you you must refer to the problem that occurs. It dispays an error code like error 1000 for examplem, it displays smt like io/error xxxxxx for example or it crashes-reboot-turns the monitor black???? As i can see that is installed in 5 minutes and it is very easy. So tell us what happens and it doesn't get install.
 
Old 07-04-2010, 02:31 PM   #12
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@gasdim ,@Senior Member.

i think the problem is i am trying to install calculate desktop linux GNOME - it is gentoo based linux OS not gentoo.. i think it has different kind of installation method ? do you guys have any idea about it ? can i install it using verbose mode ? please help me thanks in advance
Have you actually read and understood the link in AlucardZero's signature?

Try to understand that it's not easy to help you if we don't know where the problem lies.
Where are you stuck? Can you post the exact error that you get? These are the things we'll need to know to help you. Saying that there are a lot of errors or that you THINK it's something to do with desktop environment is not really useful. Unless you're specific in your description of the problem, you're likely to get some sarcastic replies (like my previous reply), or people will ignore the thread.

What have you done so far? Where are you stuck? What errors do you get?
 
Old 07-04-2010, 02:32 PM   #13
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As i can see this is the process to install this

Boot options¶
Before booting from LiveCD you will see the boot menu. Use F1-F5 keys for navigate in menu.

•F1 Help
•F2 Language - Available: Russian, Ukrainian, English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Polish and French.
•F3 Keymap - Select your keyboard. If you have chosen language in the previous item, you can skip this item.
•F4 Timezone - Specify this option to set local time zone.
•F5 Video - screen resolution. In most cases this parameter can be skipped.
•Tab Edit options - Edit the kernel boot line. For experienced users.
These boot parameters will be used later for installation of the system.

Partitioning¶
Depending on the distribution after booting the computer you can use different programs for partitioning.
CDS, CLS, CLSG: fdisk, cfdisk
CLD: KDE Partition Manager, fdisk, cfdisk
CLDX: Gnome Partition Editor, fdisk, cfdisk

You can also use auto-partitioning with the installer.
WARNING: In this case all data on your hard drive will be destroyed.
Example:


calculate -d /dev/sda

Main parameters
--disk=/dev/sda2 - root partition for installation (partition _sda2 will be offered by default);_
--set-format=reiserfs (ext4, ext3, ext2, xfs, jfs) - file system of the root partition;
--set-composite=on (off) - composite mode;
--set-type=hdd (flash, usb-hdd) - data medium type, need to be installed only in the case of wrong detection.

Additional parametres
--set-hostname=linux - the computer network name, by default is 'calculate';
--set-video_resolution=1280x1024 (1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x800 и etc.) - screen resolution, need to be installed if it was defined incorrectly;
--set-mbr=off - not to change MBR;
--set-erase=off - not to fulfil partition formatting before installation;
--set-march=i686 (x86_64) - to install the distribution kit for 32 or the 64-bit architecture of the processor, this is not actual for installation from CD.

Have you done this? In which part the problem appears?
 
Old 07-04-2010, 09:45 PM   #14
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@gasdim,@sycamorex,

thank you very much for the kind replies friends ,Actually becuase of my noobishness i could n't able to express my error correctly it is kind of kernel panic ,any way to make you all clear i will attach screen shot of errors which i am facing ... so please refer to that and i hope you all guys can easily understand my problem and help me installing it correctly ..thanks in advance

errors :
http://i47.tinypic.com/2nh16jk.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/2iau4c3.jpg

if i click ok button in the above image the mouse stop showing in the Virtual box

http://i49.tinypic.com/2ustlix.jpg
then the final stage is the virtual box goes to non working state the color changes to black white in Virtual Box like below image

http://i45.tinypic.com/wl9o3s.jpg
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Old 07-05-2010, 06:01 AM   #15
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Basically only one foto i can see but in the attached fotos i can see that the problem is not from Linux but from win Virtual box!!! It says that it doesn't have enough memory so you must give more memory to your virtual machine in order to complete your installation. If you don't have more memory to give you SHOULD upgrate your pc or forget virtual machine. What's your pc memory and how memory did you give to the virtual machine????
 
  


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