Gentoo Archives: gentoo-server

From:	Andy Dustman <adustman@×××××××××.edu>
To:	gentoo-server@l.g.o
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-server] new user
Date:	Mon, 14 Jun 2004 15:03:26
Message-Id:	`1087225398.11603.22.camel@kenny.terry.uga.edu`
In Reply to:	[gentoo-server] new user by gentoo

1	On Sat, 2004-06-12 at 01:08, gentoo wrote:
2	> I am a new gentoo user,and I want to deploy gentoo as server in Dell
3	> PE 1750.anyone can Help me ?
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5	I've got a couple of these. You need to compile in the megaraid driver
6	to see your RAID array (I assume you bought the version with RAID). If
7	you compile this as a module, you won't be able to mount your root
8	filesystem, unless you create an initial ramdisk with the necessary
9	modules in it.
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11	The ethernet is a Broadcom chipset; uses the tg3 (gigabit) driver.
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13	That should be enough to get you going.
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15	Andy Dustman <adustman@×××××××××.edu>
16	Office of Information Technology, Terry College of Business, UGA
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18	Computer interfaces should never be made of meat.