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   J.O. Aho to lbrtchx@gmail.com   
   Re: (more about) portage issues and simp   
   19 Nov 07 18:26:22   
   
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   From: user@example.net   
      
   lbrtchx@gmail.com wrote:   
      
   >  I have so far found gento livecds much more difficult to work with   
   > than knoppix. Problems detecting video cards, missing cheat codes you   
   > got so used to with knoppix (like bootfrom="/dev/sd<>/ image>.iso"), ...   
      
   Gentoo has it's own additional "kernel options", which really is just   
   forwarded to the main init script.   
      
      
   >  If I am right, I don't quite get why such a cheat code like bootfrom   
   > is missing as an option, which is very helful when you only have one   
   > CD bay. I guess I am just adjusting to gentoo   
      
   use tftp and you don't need to use the CD at all.   
      
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     //Aho   
      
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