To use the binary packages on the minimal CD system, you need to use:

  PKGDIR=/wherever/you/stored/them emerge --usepkg ipw3945

> -----Original Message-----
> From: etobis@... [mailto:etobis@...] On Behalf Of 
> Enrique A. Tobis
> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 12:29 PM
> To: gentoo-laptop@g.o
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-laptop] Intel Power Wireless 3945ABC
> 
> Sorry, I do know about some of the other stuff you asked about.
> 
> If you do
> 
> emerge something -f -p
> 
> you will get a list of the files you need to download to install
> something. You can manually download them, put them on your USB drive,
> and then move them to /usr/portage/distfiles in your Gentoo box. Thank
> will do it.
> 
> Good luck!
> Enrique
> 
> On 2/20/07, Sigfrido V. Ortiz C. <sigfridov@...> wrote:
> > I folks, someone knows from where may I get the drivers for 
> IPW 3945 ABG
> > wireless card ?
> > I want to use it after a start with my MINIMAL CD install disk.
> > Is it possible to download some package to a USB pen drive and store
> > there to be installed?
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Sigfrido
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