why don't you just do debian? There is another deb-based distro called Mepis that was pretty good when I was using it. On 1/4/14, Michael Butash wrote: > So per a prior comment about odd efi-booting asus laptop, I'm still > dealing with getting an os on it. > > I installed Ubuntu server 13.10 on it as the desktop installer was > unstable, and installed fine enough. Now, my kernels are straight > missing most of my drivers for things like my network cards and who > knows what else. If I install header packages, they are there, but > otherwise mia. > > I've never seen such a broken kernel install before, did the initrd > system change on here? Is there some additional package set it needs > now installed to see an atheros atl1c driver gig nic? Even the intel > driver for the wlan nic is missing, so it's not just an "atheros" > thing. It works fine with the server generic kernel's initrd - really > flippin befuddling. > > Backstory: > > Because ubuntu's desktop installer is so broken and incomplete for > 13.10, I had to resort to using server to get my normal disk setup > working using raid, crypto, and lvm. After wasting a week with the > desktop installer(s), at least I could get this to install clean, aside > from it not creating a crypttab properly on install that consumed my > morning. > > This was after spending almost a week trying to make any form of ubuntu > work on it, getting so pissed and spending another few just to learn > Arch, realized that all in all I'd rather have a deb-based system, so > went back again to try server to at least install. I'm really wondering > why... > > Thanks in advance! > > -mb > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss