On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 2:22 PM, Jan Seeger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey list, > > I have just received my new notebook, a Dell Latitude E6400. Of course, I > now want to install linux on it. The problem is that the Gentoo minimal > install cd recognizes neither the ethernet nor the wireless cards. > > Is the network card in this laptop (an Intel 82567LM Gigabit network > controller) supported in the newest linux kernel or will I have to wait? > > If it is supported, how would I go about booting with a newer kernel?
If you can find any Linux boot CD (Ubuntu, Knoppix, etc) that can get you attached to your network, then you can use that to install Gentoo. Check "Alternative Installation Method" in the Gentoo installation manual. Alternatively, there should be a linux driver for your ethernet controller on Intel's site. If you can download it on another machine and copy it to your new one, maybe you can compile & load the module during the installation. Good luck! Paul
