I want to overwrite my slack with gentoo, i think the simplest way is to put a second NIC while installing (actually i think i have one somewhere...). it's what i'm gonna do.
thanks! On 12/9/05, Brett Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is this a brand new system or one running Slackware already? I'm > guessing the easiest way would be to add a second NIC. > > If you already have a linux OS running on the box, and have some spare disk > space, you could start the install from the disk setup step. This way you > would > have network support. > > There is a networkless install, but it requires copying all the > distfiles from the CD, so this will still contain the old kernel and > when your finished, you're still without network. > > If you're a Slacker, you may be able download the latest source from > kernel.org, and then start the networkless install > (http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/index.xml). When you get > to the step configuring the kernel step, just extract the kernel.org > sources, configure, compile and install. Complete the networkless install, and > reboot. When the system comes up, you should have network support, and > be able to 'emere --sync' and then 'emerge -av gentoo-sources'. This > will then get your system to the current gentoo kernel (with support for > your nic). After compiling and installing the gentoo-sources, you can > remove the kernel.org sources. At this point, I would look into > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Custom_Stage4, so you don't have to mess > around with this in the future. > > Brett > > On Fri, Dec 09, 2005 at 11:16:55AM -0300, Felipe Ribeiro wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I'm a Slackware user, but i decided to give Gentoo a try! :-) > > Gentoo instalation uses kernel 2.6.12, and it doesn't have my ethernet > > card module. > > It is the sis190, that have been added on 2.6.14, do i have to put > > another card while installing or is there another solution? > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > -- > > [email protected] mailing list > > > -- > [email protected] mailing list > > -- [email protected] mailing list
