[SOLVED] USE flags and modules

[bstaletic]

Hello everyone,

I tried to install gentoo on my spare drive, and for the most part it was easy. Only thing I have not figured out is what default USE flags and kernel modules should I use.
I'm planning on running fluxbox, so it is supposed to be lightweight system.
My hardware:

1. ASUS P8H67
   
2. AMD Radeon 7770
   
3. Intel i5 2500
   
4. Wireless mouse (I guess kernel needs wifi support)
   

I was following this youtube tutorial. When I rebooted I got black screen, though grub2 works perfetly.

[Keruskerfuerst]

Use flags: http://www.gentoo.org/dyn/use-index.xml
Kernel config: http://www.linux.org/threads/the-linux-kernel-configuring-the-kernel-part-1.4274/

Kernel config: e.g. sound should be compiled as module

[bstaletic]

I know about both links. For kernel I used genkernel command, in this case do I need any modules?
How thorough do I have to be when choosing default USE flags, Do I need all the codecs, for example (I plan on using it for multimedia)?

[John R. Graham]

Sane default USE flags are set by your profile. Just choose the one that's closest to your usage, er, profile, and you'll be fine. Add and remove on a global (/etc/portage/make.conf) or per package (/etc/portage/package.use) basis as you learn more.

- John
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[The Doctor]

Don't over think this. Gentoo is complicated by nature, but the defaults are generally sane. The radeon card is going to give you some trouble. Read https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Radeon. I recommend you use the open source driver because it is easer to get working, at least at first. Other than that, as long as you set a desktop profile you should be good to go, unless you misconfigure your kernel.

Although, you really should read the Gentoo Handbook. It will probably give you a better understanding than the youtube video.
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First things first, but not necessarily in that order.

Apologies if I take a while to respond. I'm currently working on the dematerialization circuit for my blue box.

[bstaletic]

Thanks for help. I did read the handbook, youtube video was suppoesed to help me with the questions I eventually ended up asking here.
If I understood The Doctor ("just The Doctor") correctly I would need to install the radeon driver to get the 'picture' on screen.
Other than that my installation should be fine, I followed the book almost to the letter and I have experiance manually configuring the system (Arch user).

[John R. Graham]

No, some sort of Radeon driver will be necessary when you install a GUI. You should get a working command line without that with just the Handbook install instructions.

To start troubleshooting, boot back into your install media, re-mount all of your partitions, re-enter the chroot, and tell us what files are in your /boot directory.

- John
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[bstaletic]

I just installed driver a second ago. Managed to boot and see the console.

Thanks again for the help.