Installing Sabayon Linux 3.1 on Gateway MX6214

Last updated: 10/30/2006

General Hardware Specifications of this particular laptop:

Hardware Components	Status under Linux	Notes
Intel Celeron M 1.6 Ghz - 1 MB L2 Cache	Works (out of box)	No special procedure required during installation.
15.4 In. UltraBrite 1280x800 max. res. Display	Works (out of box)	None
Integrated Onboard Intel 945GM Chipset	Works (if you use the proper i810 driver w/ builtin 3d accel)	Nothing special/fancy needed for this card in Sabayon.
1 512 MB DDR2 SODIMM	Works (out of box)	No special procedure required during installation
80 GB Serial ATA Hard Drive	Works (out of box)	Haven't tried using any HD utilties within Linux with it.
USB Floppy Drive (came from an Imac originally)	Works (out of box)	No special procedure required during installation
Integrated Network Card (Wired LAN)	Works (out of box)	No special procedure required during installation
Internal 56k Modem (Dialup Port)	???	Not sure if it is supported by Sabayon (haven't checked!)
Modern DVD Burner - up to 24X CD Write	Works (out of box)	No special procedure required during installation
Internal miniPCI Broadcom bcm4310 Onboard Wifi	Works (If you use ndiswrapper instead of kernel driver)	Simply use ndiswrapper in order for the onboard wifi to show up and work!
6-cell Li-Ion (up to 4800 MaH by default)	Works (out of box)	No special procedure required during installation
SigmaTel Audio Card (onboard)	Works (out of box)	As long as you use ALSA you should be ok with this onboard card.

This laptop is operating under Kernel version 2.6.18-gentoo, which is what it came with right after install.

Basic Installation of Sabayon Linux 3.1:

Why to use Sabayon

For a long time, Gentoo has captured the essence of Linux people since it's induction in 1999. For any hardcore computing enthusiast,
or just a long-time gamer, Sabayon Gentoo-base is the way to go regardless.

Obtaining Sabayon

You can currently download either a DVD or CD edition of Sabayon latest from http://www.sabayonlinux.org, and Gentoo itself contains
instructions on how to obtain pure Gentoo at http://www.gentoo.org.

Installing

Thanks to Fabio's (lxnay) work, installing can be done in either of two ways: 1. Sabayon Anaconda Installer or 2. Gentoo Installer

Once booted off the CD, simply type "install-gui" or with additional options for the Anaconda version.

Likewise, for the Gentoo-based installer, simply type "install" instead for that particular installer. (this should be correct, if not email me!)

Post-Install modifications/tweaks

None that I wish to list at this moment (or cannot think of). I will update this eventually!

Setting up additional features for Sabayon:

I can't seem to recall setting up anything that you would likely need set up at this time.

Unresolved issues

Sound doesn't seem to operate correctly all the time, or simply doesn't work all the time either.

Contact Information:

the techno jedi @ gmail dot com
or thomas @ tometronics dot com

Links:

http://www.distrowatch.com - Highly useful distribution webpage listing the top 100 Linux distros out there (according to popularity)
http://www.gateway.com - Gateway themselves! (duh!)
http://www.linux-on-laptops.com - You guys! (also duh!) ;)

Please email me if I forgot something / got something wrong with my page etc. etc.

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