Added this to [/etc/portage/package.keywords] on [mediacenter], to get FF3:

# === Unmask Firefox 3 ===
# MDM This list keeps getting longer...
www-client/mozilla-firefox
dev-libs/nspr
dev-libs/nss
net-libs/xulrunner
www-client/epiphany
dev-util/intltool
gnome-extra/yelp
dev-libs/glib
x11-libs/gtk+
media-libs/libcanberra
gnome-base/gail
# ======= end FF3 =======

You also need [xulrunner] USE flag in [/etc/make.conf].
[desktop] required an [emerge –unmerge gail].
All desktops are using FF 3.0.4 at this time.

Setting up gentoo/ubuntu/vista booting on [dune]. Ubuntu is easier to use than a toaster, just boot up the live cd. gentoo stage 3 installs are great if you’ve been through them before and know what you need to do. Vista is of course the most trouble. After several attempts, it turns out that vista must be on a PRIMARY partition. My gparted live cd is my best friend right now.

tdm3 hardware died
ordered new amd phenom quad-core chip, hdmi-output miniATX mobo, 4GB RAM
renaming tdm3 (lame) to dune
using gentoo live cd stage 3 install over tdm3 drive
stage 3 installed – bad drive!
non-destructive read-write test: fsck -t ext3 -c -c /dev/sda2
shopping for eSata RAID 1 solutions…

Took the AMD X2 cpu and 1GB from poor dead mediacenter and dropped it into my desktop. Instant upgrade, ZERO problems. Now THAT is fun.

Time to order mediacenter hardware. Ebony is dragging me to Sam’s Club to check out a $1000 52″ 1080p HDTV, the bar may be rising soon…

Getting the dreaded…

hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }

Time to….

  1. Learn how to ghost/raid (well, past time, to be honest…)
  2. Order some new hardware