Is there anyway to modify the x86 install CD? Last night I tried to install Gentoo on my laptop and things just didn't work out.
I know all the major devices work with Linux because I put in Ubuntu 6.06 - Dapper Drake and my Intel wireless ipw2200 and sound worked OTB. The sound didn't work with the Gentoo install CD which is no biggie since I can fix that after install. However, the killer was that there was no support for ipw2200! I looked in /lib/firmware and there were the firmware binaries for the 2100, but not the 2200. I couldn't download the firmware since Gentoo didn't have support for my wireless card. I tried to do an install without network but it failed. Looking at the log, emerge tried to get to the net. I also noticed that there was no stage-3 on the x86 liveCD installer so I picked to make the packages from the CD itself. I put in a pcmcia D-Link card and dmesg showed it, however iwconfig didn't list it and Gentoo didn't do anything with it. The docs on the CD weren't much help for wireless. I am going on vacation tomorrow and would really like to have Gentoo, though I will "deal" with Ubuntu 6.06 if need be. Has anyone gotten an Intel pro wireless 2200 (ipw2200) working with Gentoo and more specifically with the installer? Thanks, Jim =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= There's no place like 127.0.0.1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= JimD Central FL, USA, Earth, Sol -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
