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 Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:47 pm Post subject: Tips for installing Gentoo with the Intel D915GUX Board |
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Hi-
Here are a few tips for getting gentoo running with the Intel D915GUX motherboard.
I'm not a hardware guru so if you think something is wrong with these tips, please
correct me.
1. LAN ********************************************************
This board comes with a gigabit Marvell Yukon Controller
I haven't been able to get it to work without patching. The most
recent kernel I've tried was the gentoo-sources 2.6.12-r6.
I downloaded the LAN patch from:
http://syskonnect.com/syskonnect/support/driver/d0102_driver.html
untarred and ran the patch:
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tar -xjvf install-8_23.tar.bz2
cd driverInstall
./install.sh
cd /usr/src/linux
cat /home/yourDirectory/syskonnect/DriverInstall/sk98lin_v8.23.1.3_2.6.12_patch | patch -p1
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then make menuconfig and choose the patched syskonnect driver in the gigabit network driver table.
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make && make modules_install
mount /dev/sda1 /boot
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.6.12-gentoo-r6
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if you build as a module make sure to add the word sk98lin to
/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6
2. Video: *************************************************************
to get video going for this motherboard you need to go back into the kernel config
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make menuconfig
Device Drivers --> Character Devices --> <M> Intel 830M, 845G, 852GM, 855GM, 865G --> <M> i915 driver
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I don't know why (maybe udev, hotplug and or coldplug) but the i915 module is automaticly loaded in my system.
3. Memory
Be sure to enable High Memory in the kernel if you've got a gigabyte or more of memory.
I have 1 gigabyte, but only 900Mb shows up if I don't add support.
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Processor type and features ---> High Memory Support (4GB) --->
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4. Sound: **************************************************************
I haven't taken the time to figure this out. If somebody has any pointers, let me know.
5. SATA: **************************************************************
I had some troubles getting grub to recognize the SATA drive connected to this board.
If the grub-install script fails just follow the manual boot-loader instructions in the
gentoo-handbook.
Cheers, |
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