Installing Gentoo Linux on MSi Wind Notebook

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Prerequisites

  • Windows box with internet connection
  • USB key (1+ GB)

Create Bootable Ubuntu USB Key

We'll use the Windows version of unetbootin, because it works without any additional installs.

  • Format USB key.
  • Download unetbootin for Windows.
  • Manually download linux ISO:
    • Gentoo 2008.0: r8169 (NIC) driver doesn't work
    • Ubuntu 9.04: works perfectly with MSi Wind
  • Run unetbootin and select ISO file.

Install Gentoo

  • Boot Wind from USB (press F11)
  • Follow the instructions in The Gentoo Handbook and on Gentoo Wiki except that the -mssse3 flag may not exist for your compiler (replace it with -msse3, mssse3 > msse3).
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