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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    [gentoo-dev] Installation woes: Gentoo and a Notebook
From:       "Oliver Hofmann" <o.hofmann () Smail ! Uni-Koeln ! de>
Date:       2001-09-30 13:31:01
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'lo everyone!


Been trying to install Gentoo on a notebook (Sharp Actius 250) lately
and ran into some problems.

The regular PCMCIA CDRom is not supported by Linux, at least according
to www.linux-notebook.org ; so far my own attempts to find a suitable
module only confirm the problem.

Booting with it is just fine, though; so I figured getting the network
to run might be another way to install Gentoo. Unfortunately, no driver
for a Realtek network card seems to be included (ie, rtl8139). Are there
any alternatives I could give a try?

In addition, would it make sense to include very basic network support
within the rescue image so that an install-by-ftp becomes an option?


Thanks a lot in advance,

	Oliver

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