So I got gentoo installed. Yet not without an issue. It always seems to end up this way. For some reason I get the following message when the machine boots:
!!! Block 303 is not a valid boot device
Then, for what ever reason, I have to manually choose the boot device – /dev/hd3 and it boots fine. I dont know why at this point, I gave up trying to figure it out because the office is on. My initial theory is there is an issue with either an issue with the fstab or lilo configuration files. Again, at this point, I dont know and dont care. It can wait until the weekend.
My next move is to fix this problem then get the frame buffer working. From there its on to installing the individual servers. I am thinking the following is what we are going to shoot for:
- ssh server – too access the box remotely
- ftp server – to get files to and from
- LAMP server – to eventually view web pages from anywhere
- samba server – to share files with other boxes around my home network
we’ll be in touch
joe