[CentOS] installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop

Tue Jul 26 19:04:51 UTC 2016
Ned Slider <ned at unixmail.co.uk>


On 26/07/16 19:04, geo.inbox.ignored wrote:
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> greetings one and all.
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> installing centos 7 32 bit i386 to laptop;
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> specs:
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> toshiba satellite l455d-s5976
> amd sempron si-42
> 2 GB ddr2
> 250 GB hdd
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> ]$ lspci|grep Realtek
> 0e:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. \
>         RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller (rev 22)
> 14:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. \
>         RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
>
> ]$ lspci|grep VGA
> 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] \
>         RS780MC [Mobility Radeon HD 3100]
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> centos 6:
> network and vga controllers ok.
> ethernet controller not recognized.
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> 3 questions:
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> anyone have problems installing 7 32 bit to a laptop?
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> any suggestions for getting ethernet controller to work?
>

I have no experience with the 32-bit builds (but device support should 
be otherwise identical), but that device should be supported by the in 
kernel r8169 driver. Grepping for the Vendor:Device ID pairing in 
modules.alias for your kernel will determine that for sure.


> any way to turn off touch pad? using logitech m570 marble.
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> any/all suggestions/comments greatly appreciated.
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> tia.
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