24 July 2010, 4:41 pm
So i because of a nasty virus im gunna build my computer up from scratch again. My plan was to dual boot it with Gentoo and Windows XP. I have a 140 G internal hardrive and about 1 Tb of the remaining two partitions on an external one. Because i want to separate the Windows and windows home parti... Read More »
21 July 2010, 2:06 pm
I'm current on this step: "Compiling and Installing Now that your kernel is configured, it is time to compile and install it. Exit the configuration and start the compilation process: Code Listing 3.4: Compiling the kernel: (Apple/IBM) # make && make modules_install When the kernel has fin... Read More »
21 July 2010, 3:58 am
My Laptop stuffed up so now I can't access my files on my hard disk. I am currently using my laptop now with a botoable "gentoo linux" cd. It gives me options to run a test disk and things like that to recover my hard drive but all the terminology confuses me and I don't know how to use it. It says ... Read More »
5 July 2010, 12:42 pm
I have seen people that have linux on their computers (gentoo, I believe) and they control it through the command line. The OS is text based, but when they can run programs that open up in windows (like the internet, or a word processor). What UI is this? I only know about GUIs like KDE and GNOME. I... Read More »
30 June 2010, 3:31 pm
I want to compile and install Gentoo Linux, anyone done this before?... Read More »
25 June 2010, 1:29 pm
I wanted to try out the gentoo/openbsd operating system but when I clicked on the download link it say page missing can anyone tell me where I can get the gentoo/openbsd operating system iso? Here's a link: http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/gentoo-alt/bsd/obsd/doc/gentoo-openbsd.xml neither of those ha... Read More »
15 June 2010, 1:13 am
I've been a Windows user for forever, and I'm trying to expand my knowledge and expertise with the computer and anything that has to deal with it (networking, maintenance, programming, etc.). However, despite Linux being an open OS, there are a lot of distributions available. I'd like my first exp... Read More »
13 June 2010, 11:59 am
at first it was just a nuisance but it quickly became a large annoyance for gaming. here's my Specs - Intel I7 960 @ 2.67GHz Processor - Asus P6TD Deluxe Motherboard - Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 Video Card - I'm not sure but I THINK I have a 850W PSU - Windows 7 Home Premium (I also run Gentoo, but... Read More »
22 May 2010, 9:33 pm
winxp was running very slow on my netbook, so I tried installing ubuntu netbook remix via usb, but the installer didn't recognize my univ's wireless network and the installation stopped with my hard drive deleted. I tried various OS's with no success until gentoo installed. When I try to log in it... Read More »