Bruce Dubbs wrote: [...]
> It may not detect the network card. The live CD is no longer supported. > > You can test a little more with `ifconfig -a`. If eth0 does not show up > then, the card is probably more recent than the iso. > > Try using a more recent livecd from http://www.livecdlist.com/ Good advice as far as it goes, but many of those LiveCDs on the list don't have a development environment on them. So, I'll add: Eschew the "small" ones. I like Knoppix. The 6.4.4 version is nice, It likes to boot Ariadne, which you probably won't want, unless you are seeing impaired. So when you boot, specify knoppix. You get a pretty good choice of window managers. If you use/like LXDE, then one little "gotcha" is that by default it only has one workspace, and no manager installed on the tool bar. Right click on the tool bar near the right, and you'll get the option to add the workspace manager: Add/Remove Panel Items -> +Add -> Desktop Pager Click +Add at the bottom to confirm, and you'll get four workspaces, which I find nice. One for "work", one for a copy of the book, one for a browser. If you can boot from a DVD, it's got more stuff on it, though it takes a while to download. The CD is adequate, I believe. I just booted up the CD version in a virtual machine, to check whether GCC is installed, and it's there. Anything else you need can be "apt-get install" ed, though it won't persist between boots, of course. I used Knoppix to recover a crashed disc recently, and while I can't say I enjoyed the experience, I was very adequate. Mike -- p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} Oppose globalization and One World Governments like the UN. This message made from 100% recycled bits. You have found the bank of Larn. I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that! -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
