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From: Crayon <crayon.shin.chan.uk@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Why is the latest release 2006.1?
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:56:16
Message-Id: 200704161550.21927.crayon.shin.chan.uk@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Why is the latest release 2006.1? by Jarry
1 On Sunday 15 April 2007 15:31, Jarry wrote:
2
3 > I had the similar experience: tried to install 2006.1 on new mobo,
4 > but sata controller could not be recognised (some via chpiset iirc).
5
6 Ditto
7
8 > Had to buy extra some p-ata drive, install gentoo on it,
9 > update kernel, then sata-drive got recognised, chroot to
10 > new sata-drive, and finally install gentoo on it once again.
11 > Tedious work...
12
13 As someone already pointed out, boot using any other livecd that
14 recognises the controller, then follow the usual gentoo install
15 instructions, remembering to config kernel for your sata controller.
16
17 I had to do this to an Asus motherboard a little while back - yes it was
18 frustrating at the time because initially I had no idea why my controller
19 wasn't recognised.
20
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22 Crayon
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Re: [gentoo-user] Why is the latest release 2006.1? Dale <dalek@××××××××××.net>