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I want to overwrite my slack with gentoo, |
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i think the simplest way is to put a second NIC while installing |
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(actually i think i have one somewhere...). it's what i'm gonna do. |
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thanks! |
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On 12/9/05, Brett Johnson <brett@××××.com> wrote: |
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> Is this a brand new system or one running Slackware already? I'm |
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> guessing the easiest way would be to add a second NIC. |
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> If you already have a linux OS running on the box, and have some spare disk |
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> space, you could start the install from the disk setup step. This way you would |
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> have network support. |
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> There is a networkless install, but it requires copying all the |
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> distfiles from the CD, so this will still contain the old kernel and |
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> when your finished, you're still without network. |
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> If you're a Slacker, you may be able download the latest source from |
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> kernel.org, and then start the networkless install |
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> (http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/index.xml). When you get |
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> to the step configuring the kernel step, just extract the kernel.org |
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> sources, configure, compile and install. Complete the networkless install, and |
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> reboot. When the system comes up, you should have network support, and |
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> be able to 'emere --sync' and then 'emerge -av gentoo-sources'. This |
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> will then get your system to the current gentoo kernel (with support for |
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> your nic). After compiling and installing the gentoo-sources, you can |
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> remove the kernel.org sources. At this point, I would look into |
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> http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Custom_Stage4, so you don't have to mess |
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> around with this in the future. |
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> Brett |
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> On Fri, Dec 09, 2005 at 11:16:55AM -0300, Felipe Ribeiro wrote: |
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> > Hi all, |
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> > |
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> > I'm a Slackware user, but i decided to give Gentoo a try! :-) |
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> > Gentoo instalation uses kernel 2.6.12, and it doesn't have my ethernet |
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> > card module. |
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> > It is the sis190, that have been added on 2.6.14, do i have to put |
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> > another card while installing or is there another solution? |
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> > |
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> > Thanks in advance! |
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