On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 04:11:14PM -0400, Michael Orlitzky wrote > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 03/23/2013 02:50 PM, Pacho Ramos wrote: > > El sáb, 23-03-2013 a las 14:40 -0400, Rick "Zero_Chaos" Farina > > escribió: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> On 03/23/2013 02:06 PM, Pacho Ramos wrote: > >>> Today I tried to boot latest install ISO (from January) and hit > >>> this bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455924 > >>> > >>> This breaks a lot of hardware requiring firmwares (like some > >>> wireless drivers) > >>> > >>> Could a new ISO set be released? > >> > >> Based on my recent testing it seems that amd64 builds are > >> working properly, however, the x86 ones are still missing > >> firmware. no idea how that is happening, maybe it's just me. > >> > >> $0.02 > > > > I have tried this morning install-amd64-minimal-20130110.iso (the > > last version offered) and it is affected by that bug report :/ > > > > See also: > > https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=377865 > > The installation media has been totally useless on a large bit of > hardware for over three months. We should just suggest SystemRescueCD > if no one can be bothered to make Gentoo installable.
The net-setup utility on the install seems to have problems with anything out of the ordinary. e.g. https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=447110 I an issue, too. I took the minimal install CD and ran isohybrid on it. My netbook doesn't have a CD or DVD drive, so I *HAVE TO* use a USB stick. I tried to set up my netbook as... IP address 192.168.123.252 netmask 255.255.255.248 (YES!) broadcast 192.168.123.255 default gateway 192.168.123.254 It failed, and I ended up with an address in the 169.254.xxx.xxx range. Typing in the manual "ifconfig" and "route" commands worked, so I went on and ignored the problem. A newer Gentoo user, e.g. me a few years ago, might have given up. -- Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
