The machine in question is a Dell Blade 1855. By passing the argument: gentoo-nofb dobladecenter
By doing so, my USB CD-ROM didn't get 'lost' after booting up! All is well! Thank you awesome Gentoo devs! ;-) Jeff wrote: > Hey all. > > I have these big fatty Dell blade servers, and the only way I've found > to install Gentoo on them is to use a USB CD-ROM drive, but when booting > from the CD-ROM, I get: > > Determining root device... > The root block device is unspecified or not detected. > Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell... > boot() :: > > I've followed some instructions per: > > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Dell_Latitude_X1#Booting_the_Gentoo_LiveCD > > ... but alas, my drive *is* detected as sr0, and I've followed the rest > of the instructions to the tee, even where you mknod, and then the CD > fails with a kernel panic. > > Any [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thanks! > > -Jeff > -- Han Solo: Well Princess, it looks like you managed to keep me here a while longer. Princess Leia: I had nothing to do with it. General Rieekan thinks it's dangerous for anyone to leave the system until they've activated the energy shield. Han Solo: That's a good story. I think you just can't bear to let a gorgeous guy like me out of your sight. Princess Leia: I don't know where you get you delusions, laser brain! Chewbacca laughs Han Solo: Laugh it up, fuzzball! -- [email protected] mailing list
