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On 11:20 Wed 16 Nov , Derek Tracy wrote: |
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> After restarting I noticed that ipw2200 did not load properly was posted |
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> in my boot mesg WTF. I distinctly remembered during the install that I |
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> waited until after I installed the kernel, then I went ahead and installed |
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> the external modules. (NOTE: I did not use the built in kernel modules |
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> for ipw2200 or ieee80211 I had read too many horror stories about |
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> incompatible versions of ipw2200-firmware and I have always had good luck |
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> with the external drivers) One other thing, instead of going for pure on |
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> the edge goodness of using a Nitro-esque kernel (one optimized for speed |
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> over stability) I decided to use Gentoo-sources again trusting the |
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> developers judgement. After searching through tons of articles regarding |
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> ipw2200 drivers not working with the latest "Stable" Gentoo-Sources I |
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> decided to go with the kernel drivers and give them a shot. I recompiled |
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> rebooted and low and behold the drivers still weren't working. After |
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> trying all sorts of different combinations Unstable versions of this |
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> stable versions of that. Nothing worked, so I proceeded to reboot back |
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> into the livecd and re-chroot into my system so I could get a network |
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> connection and install the Madwifi Drivers, for a pcmcia card that I have |
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> laying around. Also note that the Madwifi drivers are considered |
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> Unstable. I rebooted the computer and the drivers actually worked (Yea |
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> Unstable). So I got the network connection up, then I decided to go ahead |
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> and install X (I thought that it would be easier to troubleshoot the ipw |
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> drivers from a graphical environment copy, paste, multiple xterms.). Well |
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Maybe this will help a little. I am using the ipw2200 drivers, and they |
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work fine. I am using the gentoo-sources kernel, 2.6.13-r4, with |
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ipw2200-1.0.6-r3. My eix shows ipw2200-firmware 2.3 and 2.4 installed (I |
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guess they are slotted), I'm not sure which one is being loaded. I tried |
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upgrading to 2.6.14, wireless broke (I think that's when I tried loading |
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the 2.4 firmware), so I went back to my current kernel. I'll hang out here |
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for a while, 'til they get the bugs worked out of 2.6.14. |
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I have an ati video, so no help there. |
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My intial approach to my new laptop was a bit different than yours. Though |
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I've been doing Gentoo three years, I've never done it on a laptop, never |
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done Linux or wireless on a laptop. I've had good luck with Ubuntu, wanted |
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to try their newest, so I loaded it up first, to get info on hardware, get |
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a working xorg.conf, etc. Had a fully functional laptop in less than an |
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hour. |
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I then set up a dual boot gentoo, used the xorg.conf from Ubuntu, |
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cherry-picked a few ideas from the nicely done Ubuntu. I've added |
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additional functionality to my Gentoo build as I've needed it. So now, |
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every time I fire up, I always have a choice. I can use the fully loaded |
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Ubuntu, which I love for its ease of installation and administration, or I |
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can use Gentoo, my stripped down hot rod, which on occasion gives me fits. |
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Gentoo gets the nod every time, unless I'm looking for a bit of freecell. |
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Why?, I ask myself. I think it's the same reason I liked to take watches |
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apart when I was a kid. I want to know how things work. I love the Zen-like |
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aesthetic, starting with a blank slate, and adding only what is absolutely |
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essential. No cruft. |
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It's not for everyone, and it's not the "only true way". But it works for |
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me. |
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Good Luck |
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Bill Roberts |
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