Thanks Bob, Jason and Ciaran. Time to start doing more research.
Thanks for all of your time. Joshua Banks --- bob bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'll answer only what I'm pretty sure of.. the rest I'd like to know more > about as well :-) > > > > "Imagine a school with children that can read and write, but with teachers > who cannot, and you have a metaphor of the Information Age in which we > live." - Peter Cochrane > > > > [1] > ># env-update && source /etc/profile (have no clue what this is doing but > >did it anyways)(I would > >like to know though):D When do I know when to invoke this command? > The && command is a way to tell the system to kick in another command as > soon as the last one has finished.. > the other way to do that is like this: > # env-update > # source /etc/profile > > > > > >[2] > ># rc-update add xfs default (not sure what this is doing but I'm assuming > >that this is needed > >before I can install KDE or GNOME or any other windowing/gui stuff..)(maybe > >this is telling the > >kernel to add xfee at bootup..again not sure exactly) > here you are telling it to make xfs as the default choice.. to reverse it > you would "rc-update del xfs" > > >[3] > ># /etc/init.d/xfs start (not sure...) > Starting xfs .... > > > > ># startx (This is obvious)(Started Xfree server)3 ugly ass windows...see > >ya..ctrl<backspace> > Mostly used in Gentoo for just testing to see if your vid card is setup > ok.. > > > > >Then...the mouse...this is fine upto.... > >[Quote:] > >Don't forget to add the modules that your mouse uses to > >modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.4. > >Code listing 2.10: Adding entries to modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.4 > >[4] > ># nano -w /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.4 (not sure what this file is > >used for and what I'm > >doing here..looks as though I'm telling the kernel to load hardware > >settings about my mouse and or > >other hardware that I have) > ># We will add the following lines to the file. > >mousedev > >hid > >usbcore > >input > >[Unquote:] > > > >I didn't add anything to this file because I didn't understand what they > >wanted me to add and why. > >I have a "IMPS/2" mouse and made the appropriate changes to the > >/etc/X11/XF86Config file. But my > >mouse buttons and scroll wheel work fine even after reboot. > > > >Next..... > >[Quote:] > >Make sure that "qt" and "kde" are in your USE variables in make.conf. > >Make sure that (optional) "-gnome" and "-gtk" are in your USE variables in > >make.conf. > >[Unquote:] > >[5] > >Now this is an area that really confused me even after reading the USE > >doc.. They give examples of > >what you put in thier and lead me to beleive that for every peace of > >software that I install that > >I should add the name here...Not to sure...even after reading the USE > >doc...I think some better > >examples would help maybe. > > > >[6] > >Now the strange thing is that I didn't do anything as far as a video card > >and sound card > >configuration and these just seem to work. I don't know how so I just leave > >it alone for now. But > >eventually I would like to have Gentoo optimizing any features that these > >devices have. > >SoundBlaster Live adition Soundcard > Sblive support in kernel is pretty good.. and supports hardware mixing.. > there is little else to know.. > > >64M AGP ATI RADEON vid card. > > > > > > > >I eventually got Xfree and KDE installed using the Gentoo desktop doc. > >Again the guide was great > >because I didn't really understand allot of what I was doing but it seemed > >to work..COOL.... > > > >Whoooo....Hooooo...some light at the end of the tunnel:D > >Configured net access with Kppp dialup utility and started to follow the > >Portage users doc to get > >my Gentoo upto date. > > > > > >Now this is where I think that I might of done something wrong. > > > >[Quote] > >Updating Portage > > > >Before using our Portage tree, it's important that you update Portage by > >doing the following: > >Code listing 1.3: Updating Portage > >This will show you what packages are going to be updated > ># emerge -up system > >This will update the necessary packages > ># emerge -u system > >[Unquote:] > > > >#emerge sync > >[7] > >But the next part right after this command is where I need to get a better > >understanding: > >Cut&Paste: > >* NOTICE: PLEASE *REPLACE* your make.globals. All user changes to variables > > * in make.globals should be placed in make.conf. DO NOT MODIFY > >make.globals. > > > > * Feature additions are noted in help and make.conf descriptions. Update > > * them using 'etc-update' please. Maintaining current configs for portage > > * and other system packages is fairly important for the continued health > > * of your system. > > > > >>> Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache... > > >>> Auto-cleaning packages ... > > > > >>> No outdated packages were found on your system. > > > > > > * GNU info directory index is up-to-date. > > * IMPORTANT: 3 config files in /etc need updating. > > * Type emerge --help config to learn how to update config files. > > > >bash-2.05b# etc-update > >Scanning Configuration files... > >The following is the list of files which need updating, each > >configuration file is followed by a list of possible replacement files. > >1) /etc/dispatch-conf.conf > >/etc/._cfg0000_dispatch-conf.conf > >2) /etc/make.conf > >/etc/._cfg0000_make.conf > >3) /etc/make.globals > >/etc/._cfg0000_make.globals > >Please select a file to edit by entering the corresponding number. > > (-1 to exit) (-3 to auto merge all remaining files) > > (-5 to auto-merge AND not use 'mv -i'): -3 > >[8] > > > >(I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO HERE AND I CHOSE -3 BECAUSE THIS SEEMED LIKE THE > >LOGICAL CHOICE) > >(wHAT SHOULD I BE CHOOSING AT THIS POINT?) > > > > > >Replacing /etc/dispatch-conf.conf with /etc/._cfg0000_dispatch-conf.conf > >mv: overwrite `/etc/dispatch-conf.conf'? y > That should do fine.. though to be safe I'd cp /etc/dispatch-conf.conf > /etc/dispatch-conf.conf.old-08-09-03 > > > > > > > >Replacing /etc/make.conf with /etc/._cfg0000_make.conf > >mv: overwrite `/etc/make.conf'? y > Because you make massive changes to make.conf I wouldn't do this.. > Best thing to do is to compare the two files and add into your currnent > copy, the extra lines.. (works for me *shrug*) > > > > > > >Replacing /etc/make.globals with /etc/._cfg0000_make.globals > >mv: overwrite `/etc/make.globals'? y > You should never *edit* the make.globals so yes, do an overwrite (but backup > first like I said in the /etc/dispatch-conf.conf ) > > > > >Exiting: Nothing left to do; exiting. :) > > > >I then did: > >#emerge -u world > >Cut&paste: > > >>> /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r6/COPYING > > >>> /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r6/REPORTING-BUGS > > >>> /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r6/CREDITS > > > > * After installing a new kernel of any version, it is important > > * that you have the appropriate /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-X.Y > > * created (X.Y is the first 2 parts of your new kernel version) > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
