Gentoo and installfest

[KE7FEG]

Ah ha, Ok, will not bother with Gentoo. I have
installed cdrom's before, so may skip coming or at
least dragging the system there.

May just 'rub' shoulders down there possibly later. 

--- "Eric \"Shubes\"" <plug at shubes.net> wrote:

> KE7FEG wrote:
> > A couple ???'s. 
> > 
> > Thinking of gentoo as an os. Never got it to
> install
> > properly on other machines.
> > 
> > 1. Will anyone there know Gentoo and install it?
> 
> Erik Bixby knows gentoo, but he's not going to be
> there today.
> Why gentoo? That's a source distribution, so you
> need to compile 
> everything, which takes quite some time - too long
> to complete at the IF.
> 
> > 2. How much 'trouble' am I asking for to bring
> just
> > the cpu/mouse/kbd to the installfest and use some
> > other monitor. I have a acer 19" lcd monitor,,,too
> > much to take on a city bus. Don't want to get home
> > w/it and cannot see it due to several lib's being
> in
> > dire need of change.
> 
> Shouldn't be a problem. There's usually (I think) a
> spare monitor 
> around. Bring in the documentation for your monitor
> (sync, refresh 
> rates) and we should be able to configure it so that
> it'll work ok with 
> minimal resolution. Then you can tweak it up when
> you get it back home.
> > 
> > Nothing on hd right now, amd2600, 120gb hd, 512mb,
> dvd rom/cdrw.
> 
> Sounds like a slam dunk. I'd really recommend
> something other than 
> gentoo though, unless you want to get (deep) into
> that sort of thing.
> 
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> > Ed Culbertson/ke7feg
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> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> -Eric 'shubes'
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Ed Culbertson/ke7feg
Remeber Katrina? 
For several days, only hams could get out, 
and talk to others dependably.

No Morse Code required for Technician class licensee's. Interested? http://www.arrl.org/

Long live Knoppix, and Puppy Live Linux cd's.

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