On 3/6/06, jed mallen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I have an old gentoo box (2.6.11-r3) that has no internet access at > home which I'm trying to resurrect. > > I have another box at work that has internet access running XP. > > What do I need to do to update my gentoo box at home? > > I got some distfiles/* from the mirrors and copied them to > /usr/portage/distfiles at home. > > But everytime I do emerge (eg: "emerge package" or "emerge -k > package"), it still tries to connect to the internet (which I don't > have) looking for the package I want to install. > > What am I doing wrong? >
First, update your portage tree (check one of my questions to the list): http://www.archivum.info/gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org/2006-02/msg00122.html Then get the distfiles: http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Downloading_distfiles_on_another_machine The rest is piece of cake... Good luck. > Thanks and more power to gentoo.org. Amem. --- Daniel da Veiga Computer Operator - RS - Brazil -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
