Gentoo 2007 boot problem.

[abhinandh]

^Zenwalk's lighter than debian or xubuntu.
Donno abt arch. But AFAIK it isnt for noob's.

i don't think installing arch is more difficult than installing gentoo.(personal opinion though)
and yes, Zenwalk is also a good idea.

 

[ray|raven]

^Only gripe i got abt arch , that prevents me installing it,
is that i need a super fast net connxn to get it up and running.
If only they provided a full cd with atleast X and some wm like fluxbox.

 

[Renny]

Man i was so pissed i just broke the gentoo dvd in 2,
what a waste cos i spent frikkin 2 days downloadin it.



Moreover every gutdamn distro ive tried has NEVER worked(slackware. gentoo, ubuntu)
i get the same f!ukin problems(hanging, some speaker beep or somether $hit like this)
Or is all this bcos of my $hitty comp?


im thinkin of givin up on linux

 

[ray|raven]

^Chill dude,
Linux isnt abt Click-Click-Done.
You need a lot of patience.And yeah your system does seem to be a part of the problem.
Couple of days back, a friend asked to me to get linux working on his old pc,
Celeron 1.2 Ghz, with 256 MB SB RAM.
Darn thing had some outdated onboard trident graphics.
X kept crashing, his old serial mouse wasnt recognized,
Keyboard would hang suddenly.
I spent the whole day tweaking his zenwalk install to get everything working smoothly.And on top of it , he didnt have net access.

Stuff like that happens, you just gotta keep your cool and live through it.

P.S : Does that mean ur avatar's gonna go ?

 

[abhinandh]

P.S : Does that mean ur avatar's gonna go ?

already went

and rahul try arch if you have a good net connection.
i also warn you that you need to spend a lot of time to get arch up and running.
one more suggestion is zenwalk.

 

[Renny]

Avatars have nothing to do with it

Just wanted a change!

Maybe i'll put back the gentoo penguin sometiime l8r

 

[mehulved]

^Use init 3 at the console.Should kill X.

Gentoo uses a different init system. Read up on it.
Rahul, I am sure gentoo will work on that machine. Only gripe is it will take ages to compile stuff on such a processor. Also, gentoo install process is slow because lots of things are done on your PC. About your problem, I believe it's just taking time cos of your slow processor.
I would rather recommend debian on this kind of config cos it eliminates the overhead of compiling and it's built with lower end configs in mind. It has a little more manual work compared to ubuntu or such but it's much more simpler.

 

[ray|raven]

^Thanx again.I will read it up.
Btw, Please answer my question.
How much time would gentoo take to install on a P4 2.4 Ghz with 256MB Ram.

 

[mehulved]

How much time would gentoo take to install on a P4 2.4 Ghz with 256MB Ram.

There's no such thing with gentoo. It depends on a lot of stuff. The method of install, what applications you want, install time of each application, how much you fine tune your distro, how many compile options you give, use flags, how much you automate stuff.
About gentoo init system

 

[Renny]

Thnx everyone,

Btw from where can i order for gentoo dvd?

And mehulved cud u plz explain how to install gentoo properly.




And while installing whenever i tried to partition the disk or configure it setup wud just exit saying "there was an error".

 

[praka123]

@rahul:if u r new to GNU/Linux,I wont recommend u to first try these "intermediate to advanced distros" like slackware,gentoo and even archlinux!

you should try "Ubuntu alternate edition" download,install it.
if u want Gnome or kde.

If u are happy with xfce,I'll suggest get Antix Linux,a stripped Mepis based distro.

So,finally it is Ubuntu alternate edition which seems good for u:
download URL=>
*ftp.science.nus.edu.sg/linux/ubuntu-ISO/gutsy/ubuntu-7.10-alternate-i386.iso

 

[ray|raven]

^Dude, Ubuntu's gonna crawl on his config.
Did you see that he's got a 700Mhz proccy?Its gonna take ages to boot.

 

[PcEnthu]

@Rahul, Why don't u try a mini distro first. I suggest u go 4 Nimblex. It also has USB Installer, which can perform install to HDD as well.

 

[Renny]

Just installed Ubuntu 7.10,

Even here it hangs and when it hangs the keyboard LEDs keep beeping





PS - Which other linux can i use which'll suite this dabba(P{3 700MHz, 256MB ram, intel 810 chipset, ps/2 kboard, mouse, 15" moniter)?

 

[praka123]

I'll suggest Antix Mepis!

 

[Renny]

One more thing,

I use a realtek lan card for my pc(dlink),

When i type 'ifconfig -a' it shows eth0,

but when i switch on my router and type 'sudo pppoeconf' it says
'could not find any pppoe access concentrator'.