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I agree on the USB CD thing - I've used a couple of custom CD's in the |
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past (on a Firewire drive) that were much easier. I suppose it's hard |
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for the devs to test every quirky hardware configuration though. |
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All three pieces of hardware you mentioned should work fine. It could be |
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a bit interesting if you don't have an internet connection until the |
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wi-fi card works though :) |
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(a) I had one of these in the past - it seemed to work fine as an Intel |
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8x0 chipset. |
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(b) There are guides out there - the one I used for mine was |
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http://www.gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Dell_Latitude_X1#Graphics_controller |
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(c) I believe this is supported by the ipw2200 project. I can't give any |
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details though. |
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Good luck! |
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Peter |
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Wojciech Polak wrote: |
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>Below is the list of problems I have to solve due to installation of Gentoo |
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>2005.1on my laptop Dell X410 (centrino 1,86) |
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>I managed to boot from USB CD (but it was a nightmare) |
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>1. Not all equipment has been detected properly |
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>a) sound Sigma tel audio (in Win XP) but I think that it's Intel's chipset |
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>b) graphics Intel i915 |
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>c) wifi Intel 2915 abg adapter |
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>since b will be hard to get I'd like to manage with a and c |
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>Should I leave it after installation process ? |
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>c would be helpfull because my Internet connection uses it |
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>Where can I find the list of detected equipment |
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>2. Where is located the log of complete installation process |
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>3. How can I run irsii ? |
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>Other things like bluetooth, PCMCIA, smart card reader, I leave for later on |
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>Has anyone installed Gentoo on a similar computer ? |
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>Thanks in advance |
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