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SaadatSaeed
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 Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 9:28 am Post subject: Advice needed on Kernel Modules |
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Now I am doing my second attempt for a stage1 install. The first one failed so try try again.
Now my hardware is a nvidia geforce 2 and a soundblaster live 5.1 with a zr36067 video capture device (the third one I could get working under Mandrake by doing a modprobe zr23067), a realtec network card that will not work after I install gentoo and bring it back home, a 40GB hdd formatted with hda1 - winxp, hda2 extended, hda5 boot, hda6 swap, hda 7 as root and hda8 as home.
Now assuming I do not use genkernel and use a Manual OCnfiguration, how do I activate my realtec card (from kernel) or from section 7e in the Manual but what would be the module name?
Also, my nvidia I assume I can configure it later on after my base gentoo is ready and the same with audio? When I use the live cd it says sound card detected as snd-emu10k1 does that mean I do an emerge snd-emu10k1 or just an emerge smu10k1 as in the manual???? I would however prefer also to OSS????
Also what would be the grub parameters to put Windows as a default boot!
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fctk
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1) you have to check the full model name for your realtek network card before selecting the related option in the kernel
2) you can install/configure nvidia and the sound card after (so, dont' emerge the drivers now). there are others howtos for these
3) first you have to insert some lines in grub.conf for windows. then you can specify the default choice in the line: default 0 (at boot the first thing in the list will be booted as default) |
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SaadatSaeed
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| Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 11:16 am Post subject: How to i check the realtek model |
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How would I check the realtek model without opening the system??? Also right now I am on stage 2..... things are scrolling on my screen!!!!
Any egeneric realtek drivers or an example?
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SaadatSaeed
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| Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 11:40 am Post subject: found it |
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okay it is a realtek 8139 says it is using driver "8139too" when I gave the command "cat /etc/sysconfig/netcard"
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cokey
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| Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2004 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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In the kernel enable these:
realtek 8139: | Code: | Device drivers
Networking support --->
Ethernet 10/100mbit --->
[*] EISA, VLB, PCI and on board controllers
<*> RealTek RTL-8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support |
Soundblaster live 5.1: | Code: | Device Drivers
Sound
<*> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
PCI devices --->
<*> EMU10K1 (SB Live! & Audigy, E-mu APS) |
Nvidia GeForce2 is done by emerging the Nvidia-kernel and Nvidia-glx through portage so you dont have to worry about that yet.
Hope that is of some use
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