From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1S3tUi-0008WO-Ks for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:15:49 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D8719E07D6; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 18:15:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svr-us4.tirtonadi.com (svr-us4.tirtonadi.com [69.65.43.212]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCBD5E079B for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 18:13:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-vx0-f181.google.com ([209.85.220.181]) by svr-us4.tirtonadi.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1S3tSw-004OI4-C2 for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:13:58 +0700 Received: by vcge1 with SMTP id e1so1427224vcg.40 for ; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:13:53 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of pandu@poluan.info designates 10.52.34.109 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.52.34.109; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of pandu@poluan.info designates 10.52.34.109 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=pandu@poluan.info Received: from mr.google.com ([10.52.34.109]) by 10.52.34.109 with SMTP id y13mr24749283vdi.4.1330798433103 (num_hops = 1); Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:13:53 -0800 (PST) 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 10.52.34.109 with SMTP id y13mr21167249vdi.4.1330798433076; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:13:53 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.220.58.200 with HTTP; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 10:13:52 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.220.58.200 with HTTP; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 10:13:52 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2012 01:13:52 +0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo on a Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook From: Pandu Poluan To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf30780c5cdf048a04ba5aa7a8 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - svr-us4.tirtonadi.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lists.gentoo.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - poluan.info X-Archives-Salt: fb9400c3-1ec0-46ec-bade-fa79dcd94d74 X-Archives-Hash: bb48f9f8fbe128f1d804427fb0048752 --20cf30780c5cdf048a04ba5aa7a8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Mar 4, 2012 12:54 AM, "Grant" wrote: > > >>> I just received the new Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook and I'm trying to > >>> install Gentoo but I can't get install-amd64-minimal-20120223.iso to > >>> boot via a USB key. > >> > >> Have you tested your boot USB keys on another machine? > > > > Gentoo is installed but I can't get my USB->ethernet adapter to bring > > up an eth0 (or any other) interface. It works if I boot the Kubuntu > > USB key. I've definitely built the correct driver into the kernel > > (mcs7380). I'm going through an emerge world right now to bring > > everything up to date. Is there anything else I might need to do? > > > > - Grant > > I enabled some more kernel options under USB Network Adapters and it's > working now. The install is about done but there were a few > peculiarities: > > 1. fdisk won't let me specify a start block before 2048 even though I > deleted all partitions. > That's normal. It's a long story, but Windows Vista and Windows 7 expects the first partition to start at sector 2048. You can force a lower number by toggling "DOS compatibility"; this should let you start the first partition as low as sector 63. HOWEVER, make sure that all partitions begin at multiples of 8 (e.g., 64, 72, 80, and so on); this will save you a lot of grief if it happens that the hard disk you're using has 4KiB-sectors. [1] > 2. grub-install reported something like: > > fd0 > hd0 > hd1 > > where hd1 was the USB key. Should I fix this to remove the USB key from grub? > I see no problem. The lower number is still the internal hard disk, so grub shouldn't have any trouble booting. > 3. Portage complains about duplicate repositories. I think it has to > do with the fact that I ran emerge --sync without downloading and > extracting an initial snapshot. > Try 'rm -rf /usr/portage', download (or copy) portage-latest tarball, and extract it into a re-created /usr/portage > Please let me know if you have any idea on these. > > - Grant > Rgds, --20cf30780c5cdf048a04ba5aa7a8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Mar 4, 2012 12:54 AM, "Grant" <emailgrant@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>> I just received the new Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook and I'm= trying to
> >>> install Gentoo but I can't get install-amd64-minimal-= 20120223.iso to
> >>> boot via a USB key.
> >>
> >> Have you tested your boot USB keys on another machine?
> >
> > Gentoo is installed but I can't get my USB->ethernet adapt= er to bring
> > up an eth0 (or any other) interface. =C2=A0It works if I boot the= Kubuntu
> > USB key. =C2=A0I've definitely built the correct driver into = the kernel
> > (mcs7380). =C2=A0I'm going through an emerge world right now = to bring
> > everything up to date. =C2=A0Is there anything else I might need = to do?
> >
> > - Grant
>
> I enabled some more kernel options under USB Network Adapters and it&#= 39;s
> working now. =C2=A0The install is about done but there were a few
> peculiarities:
>
> 1. fdisk won't let me specify a start block before 2048 even thoug= h I
> deleted all partitions.
>

That's normal. It's a long story, but Windows Vista and Windows = 7 expects the first partition to start at sector 2048.

You can force a lower number by toggling "DOS compatibility"; = this should let you start the first partition as low as sector 63.

HOWEVER, make sure that all partitions begin at multiples of 8 (e.g., 64= , 72, 80, and so on); this will save you a lot of grief if it happens that = the hard disk you're using has 4KiB-sectors. [1]

> 2. grub-install reported something like:
>
> fd0
> hd0
> hd1
>
> where hd1 was the USB key. =C2=A0Should I fix this to remove the USB k= ey from grub?
>

I see no problem. The lower number is still the internal hard disk, so g= rub shouldn't have any trouble booting.

> 3. Portage complains about duplicate repositories. =C2=A0I think it= has to
> do with the fact that I ran emerge --sync without downloading and
> extracting an initial snapshot.
>

Try 'rm -rf /usr/portage', download (or copy) portage-latest tar= ball, and extract it into a re-created /usr/portage

> Please let me know if you have any idea on these.
>
> - Grant
>

Rgds,

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