I successfully installed the Gentoo 2004.0 distribution yesterday. My computer doesn't boot from the CD either, so I used the Smart Boot Manager that you can download from the net. I'm pretty sure there were releases for both Windows and Linux (as well as DOS...). When I boot using this diskette, I first hit down arrow six times (the fifth is for my DVD-R burner) and then Enter 3 times. I had to do alot of experimenting and rebooting to get the correct pattern... :-) You might be interested in having sighted assistance when you boot the CD for the first time.
The Smart Boot Manager URL is: http://btmgr.sourceforge.net
Hope I was of any help.
Regards, /David R. At 09:47 2004-04-16 -0500, you wrote:
Hi,
Anyone have experience installing Gentoo on a machine that does not boot from CD? The preferred way to install Gentoo as I understand it is to boot from a live CD. However my system does not boot from CD. Anyone with experience in this matter? Oh, the system currently is running Debian.
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