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On 4/16/07, Dan Farrell <dan@×××××××××.cx> wrote: |
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> On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:14:07 -0300 |
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> Norberto Bensa <nbensa@×××.net> wrote: |
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> > deface wrote: |
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> > > If you want a new release, just emerge --sync. :) |
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> > |
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> > Not true. 2006.1 doesn't boot on my hardware. I needed to bootstrap |
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> > on an old box, then swap hard drives. Not very friendly. |
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> > |
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> > We (I) need 2007.0 ASAP. |
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> > |
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> > Regards, |
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> > Norberto |
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> |
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> As has been said, the installation CD does not need to be specifically |
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> a Gentoo cd, although it seems worth repeating that it _does_ have to |
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> support the same architecture. This isn't usually a big deal unless a |
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> chip supports multiple architectures, ie x86_64 can run x86 code. But |
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> it can't run both at once unless it has the right libs and - gasp - |
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> livecd's don't. |
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> Some people on the gentoo forums also updated a disk image a little |
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> so that they could boot it on their nice new computers. You should be |
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> able to find it without too much difficulty on the forums. |
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http://www.kernel-of-truth.net/downloads_kOT.html |
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I used it to get things up and running amd64 with the new JMicron |
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drivers, worked like a charm (ot: in stark contrast to the windows |
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install, which eventually required a *floppy* to load |
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drivers...slackware flashbacks ;) ). |
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If you're worried about compatibility with a new rig, searching the |
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forums for hardware (Asus P5B in my case) often turns up the poor |
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souls who found bugs the hard way, allowing cowards like me to benefit |
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from their hard work. |
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Ryan W Sims |
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