>>> I just received the new Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook and I'm trying to >>> install Gentoo but I can't get install-amd64-minimal-20120223.iso to >>> boot via a USB key. >> >> Have you tested your boot USB keys on another machine? > > Gentoo is installed but I can't get my USB->ethernet adapter to bring > up an eth0 (or any other) interface. It works if I boot the Kubuntu > USB key. I've definitely built the correct driver into the kernel > (mcs7380). I'm going through an emerge world right now to bring > everything up to date. Is there anything else I might need to do? > > - Grant
I enabled some more kernel options under USB Network Adapters and it's working now. The install is about done but there were a few peculiarities: 1. fdisk won't let me specify a start block before 2048 even though I deleted all partitions. 2. grub-install reported something like: fd0 hd0 hd1 where hd1 was the USB key. Should I fix this to remove the USB key from grub? 3. Portage complains about duplicate repositories. I think it has to do with the fact that I ran emerge --sync without downloading and extracting an initial snapshot. Please let me know if you have any idea on these. - Grant
