Re: [gentoo-user] help needed to connect wifi on eeeSTOKED!

2009-05-16 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 15 May 2009 20:28:02 -0700 (PDT), maxim wexler wrote: Yes, very much so. I understand there are issues with too many read/write cycles on the SSHD. An SSD is not the same as a USB stick. They have wear levelling to avoid this problem. Up to now I've re-jiggered the kernel at least a

Re: [gentoo-user] help needed to connect wifi on eeeSTOKED!

2009-05-16 Thread maxim wexler
I've been running mine for over a year, using ~x86 so using ~x86? As a USE flag, in package.keywords, ACCEPT_KEYWORDS...? mw __ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites.

Re: [gentoo-user] help needed to connect wifi on eeeSTOKED!

2009-05-16 Thread Mike Kazantsev
On Sat, 16 May 2009 09:28:47 -0700 (PDT) maxim wexler bliss...@yahoo.com wrote: I've been running mine for over a year, using ~x86 so using ~x86? As a USE flag, in package.keywords, ACCEPT_KEYWORDS...? Must be ACCEPT_KEYWORDS for emerge since it's none too practical to set it for every

Re: [gentoo-user] help needed to connect wifi on eeeSTOKED!

2009-05-15 Thread maxim wexler
ifconfig wlan0 up iwlist wlan0 scan reveals the network name, the chan. iwconfig wlan0 essid Network Name iwconfig wlan0 chan 1 dhcpcd wlan0 should sort this. It did, thanks Neil! Now, can you point a way forword? My eeepc is strictly bare bones, for now, no X, haven't

Re: [gentoo-user] help needed to connect wifi on eeeSTOKED!

2009-05-15 Thread Chema Alonso
maxim wexler escribió: ifconfig wlan0 up iwlist wlan0 scan reveals the network name, the chan. iwconfig wlan0 essid Network Name iwconfig wlan0 chan 1 dhcpcd wlan0 should sort this. It did, thanks Neil! Now, can you point a way forword? My eeepc is strictly bare bones, for now, no

Re: [gentoo-user] help needed to connect wifi on eeeSTOKED!

2009-05-15 Thread James Ausmus
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 1:53 PM, maxim wexler bliss...@yahoo.com wrote: ifconfig wlan0 up iwlist wlan0 scan reveals the network name, the chan. iwconfig wlan0 essid Network Name iwconfig wlan0 chan 1 dhcpcd wlan0 should sort this. It did, thanks Neil! Now, can you

Re: [gentoo-user] help needed to connect wifi on eeeSTOKED!

2009-05-15 Thread Matt Harrison
James Ausmus wrote: On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 1:53 PM, maxim wexler bliss...@yahoo.com mailto:bliss...@yahoo.com wrote: ifconfig wlan0 up iwlist wlan0 scan reveals the network name, the chan. iwconfig wlan0 essid Network Name iwconfig wlan0

Re: [gentoo-user] help needed to connect wifi on eeeSTOKED!

2009-05-15 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 15 May 2009 23:07:56 +0100, Matt Harrison wrote: I for one would be interested in a writeup like this. I've been getting gentoo onto my eee, and its going well. I'm just missing the finer details like hotkeys, suspend on lid closing and tweaking the intel drivers. For suspend, use

Re: [gentoo-user] help needed to connect wifi on eeeSTOKED!

2009-05-15 Thread maxim wexler
--- On Fri, 5/15/09, James Ausmus james.aus...@gmail.com wrote: I have just (first full boot with X this morning, actually) gotten my wife's eeePC 900A switched over to Gentoo. I have a full install with kernel 2.6.29, X (1.6.1), Intel drivers (with DRI2, enabling *very* smooth and fast