[RLUG] Gentoo

[Sebastian Smith]

Damon,

I believe the iwconfig program comes in the wireless-tools package.  To 
merge it onto your system type the following as root:

# emerge wireless-tools

Let me know if I'm wrong, and I'll look again ;)

On a side note, I suggest you emerge gentoolkit.  It has a lot of neat 
apps for use with portage (check out etcat, and quickpkg after you've 
built it).

- Sebastian


On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 CodeDragon at runbox.com wrote:

> I have the universal CD, and printed the handbook out for reference. It seems there are additional downloads you have to make to get it to work. I think I will stay wired instead.
>
> The wireless adapter is a broadcom 802.11g adapter w/bluetooth. HP does not idetify the maker.
>
> I did finally make it through the whole Gentoo install process the hardway (CAT5 connection). I am confused however as I compiled in pcmcia support and wireless support in the kernel, but don't have the iwconfig program. Does anyone know where this comes from?
>
> Damon
>
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> From: "Erich Hohman" <erich at amyerichchina.com>
> To: rlug at rlug.org
> Subject: Re: [RLUG] Gentoo
>
>>> I am now installing Gentoo on my laptop. I downloaded the universal CD ,
>>> but cannot seem to get it to install without an internet connection. In an
>>> attempt to satisfy the network connection I tried enabling the wireless
>>> connection without success. I even tried running Knoppix to get wireless
>>> running, also with no success. Does anyone have any suggestions to either
>>> problem?
>>>
>>> Damon
>>>
>> I've always started with the minimal disc and a network connection, but
>> with the universal CD you should be able to install without the network.
>> The install docs at http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/index.xml
>> should get you headed in the right direction.  If you run into any
>> specific issues, I'd be happy to help.
>> As far as the wireless goes, do you know what chipset you are using?  I've
>> gotten lucky and have never had to resort to the ndis wrapper stuff, but
>> depending on your hardware, you may have to.  I've always found the
>> seattlewireless site to be very informative. They also have lots of
>> quality links. http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/HardwareComparison
>>
>> Erich
>>
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