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Install Guide: Install a Kernel
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Funtoo Linux stage3's include a pre-built debian-sources-lts kernel to make installation faster and easier. To see what kernel version is pre-installed, type:
chroot # emerge -s debian-sources-lts Searching... [ Results for search key : debian-sources-lts ] [ Applications found : 1 ] * sys-kernel/debian-sources-lts Latest version available: 4.9.130 Latest version installed: 4.9.130 Size of files: 95,022 kB Homepage: https://packages.debian.org/stable/kernel/linux-image-4.9.0-6-amd64 Description: Debian Sources (and optional binary kernel) License: GPL-2
Firmware
At this point it is wise to emerge the latest sys-kernel/linux-firmware package, because various drivers rely on firmware blobs and instructions. Hardware like Wi-Fi cards, graphic cards, network cards, and others will not work properly or at all if firmware is not available. To install firmware, perform the following:
root # emerge -av linux-firmware
Modern Intel Chipsets
If you have a modern Intel system (Skylake, Coffee Lake or newer) then you may be better served by the newer debian-sources kernel
as it will have support for more modern Intel WiFi and integrated graphics chipsets. To use this kernel, you will want to perform the following steps:
root # echo "sys-kernel/debian-sources binary" > /etc/portage/package.use root # emerge -av debian-sources
Then, when you configure /etc/boot.conf in the next section, you will want to ensure that debian-sources (not debian-sources-lts) is selected as your default kernel.
NVIDIA card users: the binary USE flag installs the Nouveau drivers which cannot be loaded at the same time as the proprietary drivers, and cannot be unloaded at runtime because of KMS. You need to blacklist it under /etc/modprobe.d/. If you're planning to use NVIDIA's drivers, see the NVIDIA Linux Display Drivers page for blacklisting information.
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