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Maxim Wexler wrote: |
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> Hi group, |
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> I was intending to use the 2008.0 live-install CD as a chroot platform |
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> on a 900A EEE. Gentoo refers to the 2008.0 series as 'deprecated'. For |
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> good reason: there's no ppp, no atheros wifi or eth0 support, BUT it |
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> has lvm2 which I need. This makes it much more difficult, since I |
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> cannot even connect to the PC let alone dial out or connect |
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> wirelessly. |
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> Can somebody recommend an alternative, preferably non-debian; I have |
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> had no success with several versions of that particular OS. Support |
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> for my wireless hardware is included but attempts to connect always |
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> lead to IIRC "no persistent database" errors, even on completely |
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> insecure networks. |
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> Maxim. |
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Can you use a Knoppix CD to install from? I have read that it works |
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fine but not sure if it has your drivers or not tho. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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