On Thu, 1 Mar 2012 18:12:11 -0800 Grant <emailgr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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. Check BIOS carefully. Some of those options can dick with booting immensely -- Alan McKinnnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
