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On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 2:22 PM, Jan Seeger <jan.seeger@×××××××××.de> wrote: |
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> Hey list, |
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> I have just received my new notebook, a Dell Latitude E6400. Of course, I |
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> now want to install linux on it. The problem is that the Gentoo minimal |
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> install cd recognizes neither the ethernet nor the wireless cards. |
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> Is the network card in this laptop (an Intel 82567LM Gigabit network |
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> controller) supported in the newest linux kernel or will I have to wait? |
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> If it is supported, how would I go about booting with a newer kernel? |
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If you can find any Linux boot CD (Ubuntu, Knoppix, etc) that can get |
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you attached to your network, then you can use that to install Gentoo. |
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Check "Alternative Installation Method" in the Gentoo installation |
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manual. |
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Alternatively, there should be a linux driver for your ethernet |
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controller on Intel's site. If you can download it on another machine |
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and copy it to your new one, maybe you can compile & load the module |
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during the installation. |
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Good luck! |
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Paul |
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