Laptops are weird beasties - need more info make/model
output from "lspci" if you emerged it - almost an essential step in the build process these days ... output from "emerge info" BillK On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 14:59, Kevin Miller, Jr. wrote: > Okay, I have installed Gentoo 1.4 on my notebook. I have two problems to > get passed now. Be advised, I am a Gentoo newbie and it took nearly a week > to get this installed all the way (on my 4th attempt I might add). > > Problem 1: I screwed up on the grub.conf. I forgot to add the root (hd0,0) > line. I tried to edit it but as I saved it, I was told that grub.conf was > only a read file. How can I edit grub.conf? Do I need to mount something? > Note, I have only used Unix and Linux for a year now. > > Problem 2: Though I am able to boot Gentoo after some editing the above in > the grub, I now cannot get Gentoo to fully load. It freezes after starting > the pcmcia. Here is what I get: > > Starting pcmcia > cardmgr[822]: watching 2 sockets > cardmgr[822]: starting, version is 3.2.4 > cardmgr[822]: socket 1: 3Com 3ccfe575C71 Fast EtherLink XL > cardmgr[822]: executing: 'modprobe cb_enabler' > cardmgr[822]: executing: 'modprobe 3c575_cb' > It stops right here and I have to reboot the computer. > > I know there was some discussion on Gentoo's lack of support for pcmcia but > it was a bit beyond my head. Also, I still could not get my computer > connected online (which probably has something to do with the above pcmcia). > > A newbie needs some help:( > > Kevin Miller, Jr., MPA, > Comparative & Intl. Affairs, Information Systems, and Nonprofit Management, > School of Public and Environmental Affairs, > Indiana University-Bloomington, > E-Civil Society.org - www.e-civilsociety.org > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
