From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C40D61381F3 for ; Wed, 3 Jul 2013 16:29:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0F69BE0968; Wed, 3 Jul 2013 16:29:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ee0-f43.google.com (mail-ee0-f43.google.com [74.125.83.43]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9A721E0931 for ; Wed, 3 Jul 2013 16:29:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ee0-f43.google.com with SMTP id l10so201235eei.2 for ; Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:29:22 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=ID2dabs8Wp+YoHB+HLIdQVtKgmleFOuCf5U9mUSjbuw=; b=BYaxZYSyYqtZiDyYMuaLYmDl2jv2BCiCcULK9cc04z96nJLlrSU6Q6Ym2JptzRumNc uAA9WxC1GdIuRln+H8LSGIi5koK1NG3ChDFSnNtG3eiWtNzA1eegQh5GoefdOUsbWlTV IA+OM+tXNhcFRD74ezqUxqEaVB+nPpCdOsrZWh3RScl6GMCoUlIGsHDJE9s7cQfm4p+C e0CfCWsvLNnAh2guAGKcxSZD7SSrgiG7I0KzkG3KXLMb0qhnbbX3fKfQm1dP0AA8Redg Sw88V/u89VacPu9mhZx/lh5epQ7s/jHQHjPU5r0VxAGZVKfVYnUV+tZcplcBWYxCOjzp NNig== X-Received: by 10.14.119.136 with SMTP id n8mr2128478eeh.1.1372868962262; Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:29:22 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.14.144.13 with HTTP; Wed, 3 Jul 2013 09:28:51 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <8C578A2B-3D2B-463C-BA89-39F35D32DE58@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> References: <8C578A2B-3D2B-463C-BA89-39F35D32DE58@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> From: Zind Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 00:28:51 +0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo installation, network adapter not supported To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1132f800d1ccff04e09df648 X-Archives-Salt: e579f8fd-d0e4-4f7e-9f79-678e40432ab3 X-Archives-Hash: 911ed7316a8c3fa7ea9c69641b312676 --001a1132f800d1ccff04e09df648 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Stroller wrote: > If I'm understanding correctly, that it's the LiveCD that can't connect to > the network (rather than the installed system) > Yes. > > Two alternatives that spring to mind are: > > 1. Many USB network adaptors are supported by LiveCDs, try one of those. > Some wired USB ethernet are available new for as little as $10 or so, or > you could probably find a secondhand wifi 802.11b or g adaptor that cheap. > Or borrow one, or something. > Use an external network adapter, uh... I never thought of that. AFAIK, many USB netwok adapters won't work correctly with Linux. Previously, I bought a Mercury MW300U USB network adapter, unfortunately, it doesn't work properly with Ubuntu 12.04. Then, that USB network adapter was left in the corner of my room. :-( So I didn't expect the USB netwok adapter to work with the LiveCD. > > 2. For each emerge command in the installation guide, run `emerge -fp > package-name` first, and redirect the output into a textfile. Then copy > this textfile onto a USB key, take it to another machine with working > internet access, use `wget -i file` to download the packages and then > transfer them back to the machine on which you're installing Gentoo. > IIRC, the LiveUSB is a read-only file system. So, I'm afraid that I could not redirect the required package information to a text file. --001a1132f800d1ccff04e09df648 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

= On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 12:50 PM, Stroller <stroller@stellar.= eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
If I'm under= standing correctly, that it's the LiveCD that can't connect to the = network (rather than the installed system)

Yes.
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Two alternatives that spring to mind are:

1. Many USB network adaptors are supported by LiveCDs, try one of those. So= me wired USB ethernet are available new for as little as $10 or so, or you = could probably find a secondhand wifi 802.11b or g adaptor that cheap. Or b= orrow one, or something.

Use an external network = adapter, uh... I never thought of that.
AFAIK, many USB net= wok adapters won't work correctly with Linux. Previously, I bought a=C2= =A0Mercury MW300U USB network adapter, unfortunately, it doesn't work p= roperly with Ubuntu 12.04. Then, that USB network adapter was left in the c= orner of my room. :-(
So I didn't expect the=C2=A0USB netwok adapter to work with = the LiveCD.
=C2=A0

2. For each emerge command in the installation guide, run `emerge -fp packa= ge-name` first, and redirect the output into a textfile. Then copy this tex= tfile onto a USB key, take it to another machine with working internet acce= ss, use `wget -i file` to download the packages and then transfer them back= to the machine on which you're installing Gentoo.

IIRC, the Liv= eUSB is a read-only file system. So, I'm afraid that I could not redire= ct the required package information to a text file.
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