Re: [gentoo-user] HP A8 laptop install

2012-05-15 Thread Alex Schuster
Stroller writes: I boot from a SystemRescueCD and follow the Gentoo quick install guide. This has never failed me. For me it did, half a year ago, several packages failed to build due to strange libtool errors. It took me some days until I found the solution: unset path. Libtool uses this

Re: [gentoo-user] HP A8 laptop install

2012-05-15 Thread Hinnerk van Bruinehsen
On 15.05.2012 11:11, Alex Schuster wrote: Stroller writes: I boot from a SystemRescueCD and follow the Gentoo quick install guide. This has never failed me. For me it did, half a year ago, several packages failed to build due to strange libtool errors. It took me some days until I found

Re: [gentoo-user] HP A8 laptop install

2012-05-15 Thread Alex Schuster
Hinnerk van Bruinehsen writes: On 15.05.2012 11:11, Alex Schuster wrote: Stroller writes: I boot from a SystemRescueCD and follow the Gentoo quick install guide. This has never failed me. For me it did, half a year ago, several packages failed to build due to strange libtool errors. It

[gentoo-user] HP A8 laptop install

2012-05-14 Thread James
Well, I just got this new HP A8 laptop. After setting up the default windows, I modified the bios boot order to use the internal DVD. Then I inserted a 12.0 lived DVD. It put for small gentoo symbols across the top, then went blank after 3 minutes. The DVD drive was very active for about 5

Re: [gentoo-user] HP A8 laptop install

2012-05-14 Thread ny6p01
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 07:12:34PM +, James wrote: Well, I just got this new HP A8 laptop. After setting up the default windows, I modified the bios boot order to use the internal DVD. Then I inserted a 12.0 lived DVD. It put for small gentoo symbols across the top, then went blank

Re: [gentoo-user] HP A8 laptop install

2012-05-14 Thread Stroller
On 14 May 2012, at 20:12, James wrote: … I inserted a 12.0 lived DVD. It put for small gentoo symbols across the top, then went blank after 3 minutes. The DVD drive was very active for about 5 minutes then silence? Any suggestions or install guides are most welcome. I boot from a

Re: [gentoo-user] HP A8 laptop install

2012-05-14 Thread ny6p01
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 01:27:25AM +0100, Stroller wrote: On 14 May 2012, at 20:12, James wrote: ? I inserted a 12.0 lived DVD. It put for small gentoo symbols across the top, then went blank after 3 minutes. The DVD drive was very active for about 5 minutes then silence? Any

Re: [gentoo-user] HP A8 laptop install

2012-05-14 Thread Mick
On Tuesday 15 May 2012 01:27:25 Stroller wrote: On 14 May 2012, at 20:12, James wrote: … I inserted a 12.0 lived DVD. It put for small gentoo symbols across the top, then went blank after 3 minutes. The DVD drive was very active for about 5 minutes then silence? Any suggestions or