Forum: Gentoo Linux

from what i have heard, emerge <package_name> will install the given package and its req's, and will keep a copy of the packages somewhere on the...

Currently I use scsi emulation to burn for my dvdburner connected via usb. I use the growisofs -dvd-compat -Z /dev/sr0 command. I'm wondering because...

techieMoe you have always been helpfull to me. Please help me with this if you can. I havent given up on my FlashLinux for my pendrive. I just need...

Just curious to see what version of GCC everyone is using. I just upgraded to 4.0.2, and will be upgrading to 4.1 when it become stable enough to...

i compiled my kernel (2.6.15) with nvidiafb support built in. but when i pass the vga= thing to the kernel, all i end up with is a black screen. ...

ok, before i put the new geforce 6600 in my computer, the 3D performance on gentoo was pathetic. on suse, it was decent (for an FX5200). i've...

after choosing gentoo from the boot loader which is lilo gentoo loads but then stops half way.My video card is sis 630 and this is where it stops:...

I have a VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 Rhine-II rev74, and I just did a Gentoo stage 3 minimal install. The ethernet would connect when I was...

i got this error after trying to emerge this file, is it something to do with variables configured incorrectly or what? do i have to emerge from ...

Filesystem size used avail% use mounted Empfs 248m 248m 0 ...

i tried to install gentoo linux on my 40GB hard drive and failed.I was using universal livecd.after creating partitions,applying file...

I have gentoo installed, and networking worked fine during live cd. Networking wasn't working at all, and narrowed problem down to 3c59x driver not...

I can browse a data cd in my dvd drive, my cd drive is completely useless. If I boot into Suse or XP I can play audio cds in both drives. I have...

Hi, i'm looking to try and install the latest version of wine from source. I'm having trouble installing some software with the portage version of...

im new to gentoo this is my first time install, i followed the handbook and installed everything including the grub bootloader after doing the reboot...

hi! how do you access local drive using a live cd?. thanks!

For some reason, my su command is messed up, so I've decided to re-emerge it. Does anyone know the ebuild in which it resides? Thanks!

Hi all, I'm about to tackle a Gentoo installation for the first time, and not in the normal method so need to run a few things past the guru's...

Hi. My new gentoo kernel boots up successfully (albiet without framebuffer or swap), but I have no network connection. ifconfig -a shows nothing but...

After installing Gentoo Linux, I tried to boot back into windows but got this error message: Output of fdisk -l Sorry it looks so bad. I...