Gentoo live cd

**budman7** · 01-13-2005

I am trying to boot the live cd., the full version(587 MB)
I typed "gentoo", then it starts to boot up, stops at runlevel 3,
I typed "startx", command not found
I typed "init 5", then it says "switching to runlevel 5"
Then right after this I get
*stopping input hotplugging
*stopping pci hotplugging
*stopping USB hotplugging
then I get a blinking cursor and it just hangs their

I do have a Logitech cordless optical USB mouse, could this be the problem?
Any help is appreciated, if more information is needed, let me know.

**lakerdonald** · 01-13-2005

which livecd are you using? (minimal, universal?)

**budman7** · 01-14-2005

universal, the Gentoo website said this should take 650 MB, but mine only uses 587 MB

**lordnothing** · 01-14-2005

ummm.. there's no X server on a gentoo liveCD. they're used for installs only. (and a handy recovery disk.)

**Stormblazer** · 01-15-2005

you can install stage3 though, and then, if you have the time, set it to recompile everything like this:

Code:

emerge -e world

**arsys** · 01-17-2005

READ THE HANDBOOK MANUAL ... DISPONIBLE IN A LOT OF LANGUAGES ...

**budman7** · 01-17-2005

I did read the manual, it says that their is a full version of Gentoo on the disk. To me that means a GUI, I was corrected.

And what is up with the CAPS LOCK. And what is "disponible"

**sarumont** · 01-17-2005

Originally Posted by budman7

I did read the manual, it says that their is a full version of Gentoo on the disk. To me that means a GUI, I was corrected.

And what is up with the CAPS LOCK. And what is "disponible"

Apparently, it's nothing:

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=disponible

And just a note...'full version' can mean many different things to different people. To gentooers, a full version consists of everything you *need*, and X is not a necessity.

**loft306** · 01-21-2005

ha ah! sarumont......

**tarpond** · 03-18-2005

au francais mes amis.

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