Okay, I should have known this, but there really isn’t a choice for a networkless install of gentoo. The instructions will get you up to compiling the kernel and a bash script, but that’s it. I can’t get anything alsa to emerge, except for the things included in the kernel. icewm and rox won’t emerge,

So I have my Dell Lattitude booting up to a prompt and everything is working and massively fast. Bootup in less than 5 seconds. Amazing. I understand why people love it. Along the way, I found an hdpram tweak that does wonders. I also got Xorg configured, which means that soon I can boot to

Truly excited today, yes I am. Shane and I get to buy and configure our prototype equipment today. The goal of this project is to have a simple Linux distribution that does six simple things well. In addition, it will be specialized to the resort rental community in that it will restore itself every Sunday