On Monday 19 January 2004 06:11 pm, Greg Donald wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Roger Sherman wrote: > | Ok, tried to install about three times so far...all unmitigated > > disasters. I > > | run into the same problem every time, following the same routing. I > > follow > > | the Gentoo Handbook Installation Instructions to the letter, using > | stage2-athlon-xp. My problem happens every time I get to 5.d. > > Configuring the > > | Compile Options. The first problem, although I don't know if this > > contributes > > | to my installation problem, is that when I go to set variables in > | /etc/make.conf (using their exact instruction: # nano -w > | /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf), I see that all of the variables after > > CFLAGS and > > | CXXFLAGS are commented out. Again...I don't know if that's part of the > | problem or not, but I've tried with the variables commented out, and > > without > > You need to set them for your hardware. Use this: > http://www.freehackers.org/gentoo/gccflags/flag_gcc3.html
Nice! > > | them commented out, and I have the same problem each time, so probably > > not > > | part of the problem. Anyways, so then I try to select a fast mirror, > > and I > > | don't think that's working. I type > | > | # mirrorselect -a -s4 -o >> /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf > | > | and all it does is tell me that one server doesn't exist...one that > > seems to > > | be from the netherlands, or something. Doesn't say anything else about > > any > > | other servers, so no idea if it's actually doing anything. > > I'd recommend changing that -s4 to -s10 so as to get more sites. After > you run it go test `emerge sync` to see if it's fast enough for you. > Otherwise edit /etc/make.conf and delete the first site listed in > GENTOO_MIRRORS and try again. Sooner or later you'll find the best > server for your location. Ok, I'll try that. > > | Anyways, after that comes the big problem. I copy the DNS info to > | /mnt/gentoo/etc/resolv.conf, which goes ok, and then I go to enter the > > new > > | environment. The Handbook says to do this: > | > | # chroot /mnt/gentoo /bash/bin > | # env-update (which should lead to) > | Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache... > | # source /etc/profile > | > | I do the first step, and it goes fine, but then, when I type in > > env-update, it > > | tells me no such command exists. So I type e and hit tab, and it lists > > the > > | command that starts with e, and there is a command called env, but > > nothing > > | called env-update. I'm assuming this is a pretty big problem...but on > > I go > > | anyways. So, the next command it says to type in is: > > You missed a step somewhere or don't have something mounted correctly, > go check and try again. No, I hit every step. I may have found the problem, though...every time I uncompress the stage, I'm getting an error: tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors If that is the problem, I think I'm screwed...it's happened with stages that I've downloaded from a bunch of different mirrors, as well as the ones on the liveCD. Ah well... > > | # emerge sync > | > | Whoops, no command emerge. So, that's where I've stopped each time. Any > | advice? > > You have an athlon-xp chip. You can have your system built in a day if > you start from stage 1. Needless to say that's what I'd do. Well, if I ever get this thing going, that's what I'll do. ;-) Hey, thanks for the suggestions...I really appreciate them. > > Also, you > need to realize when you start from stage 2 or 3 you have to have the > compiler flags set correctly to match the stages you downloaded and are > trying to use. > > HTH :) > > - -- > ****************************************************** > * __ __ _ * > * ___/ /__ ___ / /_(_)__ ___ __ __ _______ __ _ * > * / _ / -_)_-</ __/ / _ \/ -_) // // __/ _ \/ ' \ * > * \_,_/\__/___/\__/_/_//_/\__/\_, (_)__/\___/_/_/_/ * > * (___/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] * > ****************************************************** > BOFH Excuse #407: > Route flapping at the NAP. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFADGQzoAq8t3CabwcRAjhdAKCW1pFcSHNCAGnveVFg1amEpRqotACeOBrn > SL2BxErFCZdlTq99Zustwp0= > =nWVk > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- peace, Rog http://www.slammingrooves.com -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
