Re: [gentoo-user] First Gentoo Install - Z505 Laptop
Nicholas Pappas wrote: But this has given me a chance to pause and see if anyone has installed Gentoo on a Sony Z505RX laptop before. H, historical hardware! :) The forums have plenty of these and other Z models on record, the first one dates from May *last* year... http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=2069 In general, if you get that PCMCIA-CD-drive of yours to spin at all you're ready to go. People have used the time-honoured ide2=0x180,0x386 boot prompt command to make this work. If that doesn't help, you'll find the alternative installation guide or the floppy boot routine of much value. http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/altinstall.xml http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=8690 Don't try the 2.6 kernel (or a pre-emptible 2.4.x) if you want your Rockwell modem to work with the Conexant drivers. Everything else will just fall into place as soon as you get your kernel configuration right. I suggest the e100 module for the built-in NIC (don't know if it's on the LiveCD, you can temporarily use the eepro driver instead). When in doubt, *always* ask at the linux-sony mailing list: http://returntonature.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-sony Linux-on-laptops is a good source for links to additional information, but there are so many broken ones on the Sony page that I've more or less given up on it. http://tuxmobil.org/sony.html looks significantly more up to date to me. Have fun Ulrich Plate pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
RE: [gentoo-user] First Gentoo Install - Z505 Laptop
Nicholas Pappas wrote: Hello all. Just started working with Gentoo today and already screwed up once. Meh -- no biggy, I'll just be sure to check everything twice next time around. But this has given me a chance to pause and see if anyone has installed Gentoo on a Sony Z505RX laptop before. For the most part, other builds of Linux have had their strong and weak points with this laptop (e.g., the last RedHat build I put on had no sound, and the last Mandrake I tried just plain refused to install). Has anyone installed Gentoo on this series of laptop? If so, did you run into any trouble? Thanks for any feedback! You might try: http://vorlon.ces.cwru.edu/~ames/r505gl/ For info on putting Gentoo on an R505GL. I haven't worried about sound, but I've got everything else I need running on a Z505S. As always, Google is your friend. Several things will pop up, depending on how specific you get. In Harmony's Way, and In A Chord, Tom :-}) Thomas A. Condon Barbershop Bass Singer Registered Linux User #154358 Interfere not in the business of Dragons, For you are crunchy when flamed and taste good. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
