I burned all three stages, but only used stage 1. You will need internet
access to do it, either way you go. I thought cardbus worked in Linux? I
think the kernel needs to be compiled to support it though. I'd check
the lhd to see if there is a recommended driver for you nic. 

To help with the memory you might try adding a loop device swap file,
assuming you have sufficient hard disc. This will almost certainly fix
any lack of memory problems. At a cost.

HTH,
Brian Densmore

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bkelsay@comcast.net [mailto:bkelsay@comcast.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 11:10 PM
> To: kclug@kclug.org
> Subject: Re: for the GENTOO crowd
> 
> 
> Gentoo related question.  Will I be able to install from just 
> a stage one
> disk on a P-120 laptop w/ 32MB of RAM?  I finally found a 
> laptop I could
> afford and it's slower than my desktop P-233.  I'm currently 
> looking for a
> RAM upgrade for this old laptop and it will max out at 48MB.  
> Luckily it has
> a built in 6x CD and floppy and a NIC I bought on ebay is on its way.
> 
> Somebody gave me a 10/100 NIC, but it was cardbus (32-bit) 
> and couldn't be
> detected in either Linux or Windows.   I already had Windows 
> 98 on the drive
> from my internet appliance and so I stuck it in and the 
> laptop booted fine
> and detected all hardware, except the NIC.  I loaded Mandrake 
> 8.2 on it but
> could only get disk one and a MINIMAL  Icewm.  It looks 
> crappy.   I want
> XFCE or something else.  Hoping that KDE when compiled on the 
> machine will
> be sweet.
> Brian Kelsay