[SWLUG] Cardiff Gentoo Users

[Kris Zani]

Righteeyooh.  Nice of you all to reply.

Running a gentoo-sources 2.6 kernel, did a stage 2 install on a Compaq 
Evo N1015v.
Previously run RH9, FC1, 2 & 3 on this laptop without problems.  Few 
teething ones with kernel params needed etc for RH9 but as the distros 
imporved less and less was needed to get it sorted during install.

Anyway, got Gentoo on and emerged everything I needed (so far).
Got X working - ish.

Main bugs at the moment.  Cannot get a sound card to be detected at 
all.  It uses the ALi5145 chipset / driver.
Compiled sound support into the kernel.  with this driver, the base AC97 
driver and a Trident one (a web site mentioned the Trident so I included 
it).  When booting it loads the ALSA system then simply states no sound 
cards located.  - Don't really know where to start debugging this one!

USB.  compiled USB support with uhci and full support for the USB HID 
into the kernel but no usb mouse, just my synaptics touch pad.  Thought 
this might be an X problem so messed around with that for a while.  Then 
though to check dmesg for boot messages.  Turns out no mention at all of 
the usb mouse being located and configured.  It finds the USB hubs but 
not the device.  Any tips on anything i might have missed in the kernel 
config.

General question.  Should I compile everything I need into the kernel or 
should I use modules and then load them separately.
I'm used to being able to use lsmod and so on to find out whats claimed 
devices but this brings up nothing at the moment as I don;t have any 
modules at all.

Cheers for the replies

Kris

>Kris Zani wrote:
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>>Anyone in Cardiff use Gentoo a lot?  Having some real problems and would
>>like to meet someone for some kernel assistance.
>>
>>Probably pretty basic really, kernel 2.6, having problems with sound and
>>usb mouse support.
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>>Will buy a few beers for anyone interested (hmmm best say over 18's only
>>- but could manage a happy meal for anyone younger :-)
>>
>>Anyway, new to Gentoo - recent Fedora / Redhat convert
>>