Error, Could not activate swap (/dev/hda2)

[lakshan]

I installed Gentoo Linux in a graphic mode using Live CD 2006.0. During the installation I got the error message that "Could not activate swap (/dev/hda2) !"

Also the system proceeds with installation and complete the installation. I was able to load the Gentoo successfully. And I figure out that I couldn't mount the cd rom. (I was trying to mount the Gentoo live CD, so nothing wrong with the CD).

mount /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom
When I type the this command I can see the computer is trying to read the CD and it stoped. And gives the error message.

I couldn't mount the CD, is because of the installation error. Will it fix the problem, if I reinstall Gentoo. What is the possible reason for the installation error.
BTW I was installing in a server and I was using Linux x86 version.
Thank You.

[apoorv_khurasia]

All the attempts to install Gentoo from GUIs have met with some problem or other. It is always recommended to install gentoo using a stage3 tarball.

As per your current problem do an lspci -v and check if your CDROM is listed properly or not. But even if we somehow fix that problem, I am pretty sure other problem might be noticed by you later. So I will like to suggest a stage3 tar ball installtion for you.