(23:01:40) MiJoW05: hey do you think I can get my 3 in one media card running on gentoo?
(23:01:59) oorza2003: what is it?
(23:02:02) oorza2003: what model?
(23:02:12) MiJoW05: Insprion E1505
(23:02:15) MiJoW05: dell
(23:02:22) oorza2003: the one built into the lappy?
(23:03:11) MiJoW05: yeah
(23:03:18) MiJoW05: it worked before on suse and now it doesnt
(23:03:30) oorza2003: odd
(23:03:48) MiJoW05: on a previous install of suse I should say, same version though
(23:04:18) oorza2003: yeah
(23:04:25) oorza2003: I found a gentoo walkthrough for the e1505
(23:04:31) oorza2003: but no mention of the card reader
(23:04:33) MiJoW05: link please?
(23:04:34) oorza2003: :(
(23:04:43) oorza2003: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Dell_Inspiron_E1405
(23:05:03) oorza2003: they're so close that the install is the smae
(23:05:11) MiJoW05: you think so?
(23:05:15) MiJoW05: it is a bit different
(23:05:42) oorza2003: MMC/SD Card support ---> <*> MMC support <*> MMC block device driver <*> Secure Digital Host Controller Interface support <*> Winbond W83L51xD SD/MMC Card Interface support
(23:05:45) oorza2003: gentoo wiki ftw
(23:05:58) oorza2003: search the page for MMC/SC Card Support
(23:06:02) oorza2003: there is where you need to look
(23:06:03) MiJoW05: ok then ill so it
(23:06:06) MiJoW05: do* it
(23:06:12) oorza2003: you can do it with SuSE
(23:06:23) oorza2003: need to recompile and configure your kernel looks like :)
(23:06:27) MiJoW05: huh?
(23:06:53) oorza2003: the kernel probably doesn't have support for it compiled in
(23:07:20) oorza2003: You've really never recompiled your kernel before?
(23:07:21) MiJoW05: is gentoo faster?
(23:07:24) MiJoW05: No I have not
(23:07:34) oorza2003: faster than SuSE, yes
(23:07:35) oorza2003: :)
(23:07:40) oorza2003: easier to use, NO
(23:08:11) MiJoW05: well I dont really need easy I know the CLI pretty dam n good
(23:08:18) oorza2003: you are the hero
(23:08:26) MiJoW05: how is the ports, is it extensive.
(23:08:31) MiJoW05: even for shit like mplayer
(23:08:35) oorza2003: portage is supreme
(23:08:39) oorza2003: I think mplayer is in it
(23:08:43) oorza2003: I don't remember
(23:08:47) MiJoW05: how is KDE in it?
(23:08:58) oorza2003: KDE is KDE
(23:09:03) oorza2003: fluxbox > KDE
(23:09:08) MiJoW05: you think so?
(23:09:19) MiJoW05: not alot of apps for it though right?
(23:09:26) MiJoW05: I know its faster though
(23:09:29) oorza2003: if you want to use gtk2, use xfce
(23:09:37) MiJoW05: gtk2?
(23:09:42) MiJoW05: xfce>?
(23:09:56) oorza2003: X Free of Caffeine Environment
(23:10:11) oorza2003: it uses the standard gtk themes, fluxbox doesn't
(23:10:55) MiJoW05: what si that?
(23:10:57) MiJoW05: is*
(23:10:59) oorza2003: gtk?
(23:11:14) oorza2003: It's the "standard" graphical development toolkit for linux
(23:11:14) MiJoW05: yeah maybe ill put it on the laptop
(23:11:24) MiJoW05: but what about the long as compiled install?
(23:11:47) oorza2003: long-as-compiled?
(23:12:05) oorza2003: gentoo doesn't use binary installed
(23:12:11) oorza2003: installs*
(23:12:28) oorza2003: you set global configuration flags and it downloads and compiles source code as you need it
(23:12:28) MiJoW05: Ii tired it once and really was lost an dfailed misserably
(23:12:37) oorza2003: ok
(23:12:40) oorza2003: lemme find you a guide
(23:12:48) oorza2003: I had to get a walkthrough to install
(23:12:55) MiJoW05: ok
(23:13:21) MiJoW05: I think it would set me down a good road for really finalizing my knowledge though
(23:13:31) oorza2003: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/index.xml
(23:13:46) oorza2003: you learn a lot doing things the hard way in Linux
(23:14:07) MiJoW05: which download should I download?
(23:14:13) MiJoW05: the netinstall porsay?
(23:14:31) oorza2003: you are on broadband?
(23:14:31) oorza2003: yeah
(23:14:40) oorza2003: unless you want to download quite a bit at once
(23:14:43) oorza2003: or download on the fly
(23:14:58) MiJoW05: I usually do debian net installs, insures the newest software
(23:15:02) oorza2003: and gentoo downloads are so much smaller because source code is smaller than binaries
(23:15:05) MiJoW05: brb gonna go start the install
(23:15:08) oorza2003: cool!