On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 14:48, Philip Webb <purs...@ca.inter.net> wrote: > 091030 Stroller wrote: >> On 30 Oct 2009, at 02:41, Philip Webb wrote: >>> I'm stuck in trying to install Gentoo on my new EeePC 1005HA . >>> There seems to be no easily accessible driver for the Ethernet controller, >>> which is 'Atheros AR8132' (shown via 'lspci'). >> A very casual Google suggests >> that this card uses the the atl1e kernel driver / module. EG: >> http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-hardy-lum.git;a=commit;h=949e7063204f568027fa7783c8562ceb32b95a25 >> says: Add support Atheros ... AR8132 ethernet NICs >> CONFIG_ATL1E is the wossisname. Have you tried this driver? > > Yes, as I said in detail in my OP : 'insmod atl1e' works, > but as before 'pppoe-start' times out when trying to connect to my ISP; > this is using the Gentoo minimal install ISO , which has that driver. > As I also said in my OP, I can't compile a driver (or kernel) > using the install system, as it doesn't have 'make'. > > How have others got Gentoo installed on their 1005HA's ? > -- did they all use wireless access to the Internet ? > > Again, does anyone have advice re trying a netless install ? >
I would simply try any other LiveCD. Knoppix works OK for me on most machines. Gentoo can be installed from any media that's able to use the hardware. -- Daniel da Veiga
