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Hello, |
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I am trying to install Gentoo linux on an AMD 64 system with a Promise |
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Supertrak 8350 Hardware RAID controller. Here are the points of note with |
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this: |
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- The vendor has open source drivers available but I have to compile |
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them with the kernel source. |
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- The LiveCD and LiveDVD do not have automatic detection for this |
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card. |
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- I don't have a spare IDE hard disk to install Gentoo and then port |
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over. |
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- I have over 2 GB's of RAM. |
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So here is what I am wondering? |
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1. Does anyone have experience / working system with Gentoo with this |
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card yet? |
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2. If so, can I get a kernel module that works with the LiveCD/LiveDVD |
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so that i can at least partition and mount my drives? |
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3. If this is not possible, is there a way where I can do a no |
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nonsense installation of Gentoo on RAM so that I can compile the kernel |
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drivers myself? |
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Anything else that i haven't thought of as well? I am open to |
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suggestions. Thank you for any help you provide with this. |
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Regards, |
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Christopher Koeber |
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