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jetblack
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 Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:34 pm Post subject: I miss my gentoo |
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I'm thinking of putting gentoo back on a home machine after about a two-year hiatus from Linux. Obviously, I have a fair amount of catching up to do, but I thought I'd see if I could get a couple of quick questions answered before I start poring over docs again:
1. What's the state of support for Centrino wireless? It looks like there's a driver now, but I couldn't tell if it was official or universal.
2. How are the various PVR projects coming along? I had some frustration with MythTV a couple of years ago, mainly because (I think) the guide format hadn't been finalized. Has this stabilized in the interim?
Thanks!
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Ateo
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| Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:36 pm Post subject: Re: I miss my gentoo |
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| jetblack wrote: | | 1. What's the state of support for Centrino wireless? It looks like there's a driver now, but I couldn't tell if it was official or universal. |
Works perfect. Not sure it's "an official driver" since the ipw2200 driver comes from http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/ ... |
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jetblack
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 2:17 am Post subject: |
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| Fantastic. Thank you. |
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mjman
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| I am currently using mythtv quite happily. Make sure to get version 0.19. There are still a few bugs, and it segfaults every now and then when using MythMusic, but other than that it's quite stable. |
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jetblack
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Thank you, as well. Time to get installing, I suppose.
Well, as soon as I get a new motherboard for the myth box. :/ |
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Q-collective
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No one leaves the dark side  |
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jetblack
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haha - so it would seem.  |
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Nicom
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| Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:36 am Post subject: |
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| Welcome back Jetblack! MythTV is much better these days, I have a machine just for it. Never used centrino wireless. |
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zitanos
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| The darjk side - how true... after ubuntu and mepis... gentoo i coming back to you. |
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Penguin of Wonder
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I used Ubuntu for a long time too. I like my Gentoo Install WAY better. I always felt stupid using my Ubuntu install 
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GerManson
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| Q-collective wrote: | | No one leaves the dark side |
lol, yeah you are right.
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Omega21
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My friend vowed to never put Linux on his laptop again. I made a bet that he couldn't last 2+ days without Linux. (He loves tinkering with Gentoo).
He owes me money.
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goom
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gentoo runs flawless on my Sony Vaio. For me it was quite hard to set up my wireless connection, but only because I never had anything to do with an WLAN connection before so I knew nothing about it.
Second install was without any problems so... welcome back 
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