On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 07:12:34PM +0000, 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 after 3 minutes. The DVD drive was very active > for about 5 minutes then silence? > > > Any suggestions or install guides are most welcome. > It's been a few years since I installed Gentoo on > a laptop and lots has change. Right now, I'm downloading > the 12.1 liveDVD to see if it will boot that. Both > were the amd64-multilib version. The lived DVD work > on other (older) 64amd machines I have..... > If not then its on to to knoppix or ubuntu to > see it will boot any linux distro. > > Years ago, when I last did a dual boot install, there > was a windows method for shrinking the windows > partition. Then I repartitioned the drive and put > gentoo on those new partitions. Has that approached, > using grub changed? The guides I seen to be finding > via google, look dated. > > It a dv7 model AtB11UA (6C23CL?) from Costco. I got a week > or 2 to get the dual boot working correctly, or it > goes back to Costco; so any advice is welcome.
You can install Gentoo using any linux live CD. I recommend the minimal install CD. There's not much it won't boot on. ;) Terry
