I have a AMD Duron chip

[hashbangslashbinslashbash]

My desktop can connect to the internet now on Ubuntu, but I'm not sure if it will still be able to when I boot from a CD, will the LiveCD (686) be okay for a Duron machine? And if not, will a Minimal x86 cd still be able to connect to the internet based on Ubuntu currently being able to? (in other words, will it somehow magicaly connect out-of-the-box so long as the network card in my desktop is wired to my BT router, Ubuntu magically didwithout me having to configure anything, so... now I don't know what to expect)?

Any advise much appreciated.

[notHerbert]

[slycordinator]

All versions of the duron were 686 so the livecd will run fine. Might run slow since it's an older processor; not sure though.

And yes the livecd (and basic x86 minimal install cd) will most likely get network setup automagically just like ubuntu since the livecd defaults to trying for dhcp.

Though since it sounds like you've already got a ubuntu livecd... boot THAT and install gentoo through it.

edit:
And DON'T listen to the above post and the comment on CFLAGS.

http://gentoo-wiki.com/Safe_Cflags#Duron_.28AMD.29
So if your processor is the 600-900 MHz range use -march=athlon-tbird and if it's above 900 then use -march=athlon-xp since the later, faster durons used a different core/

[hashbangslashbinslashbash]

Thanks for the responses guys, before I even saw them I did give it ago and woah, it did just magically work. The setup took alot longer to start setting up, but I'm on my way.

The part in the handbook about what flags to use did lose me abit, I think I'll have to edit the CFLAGS and add -march=athlon-xp in there, hopefully that'll work, not suyre how the installation handles such back-tracking. And I'm totally unsure what else to add or where to find advise.... hey, if I show my lspci or dmidecode output here could someone suggest what CFLAGS to add? Or point me in the direction of some sort of refference page...

[notHerbert]