Dave Wagler wrote: > I have just completed my build of LFS 7.3, that is, just fixed my last > known problem, and have a working system that talks to the internet. I ran > into two problems that I believe were not of my own making. > > 1. Missing letters on the keyboard: > > After I did the first chroot type login during the build process, the > lower-case 'c' and the upper-case 'E' were not being recognized. Neither > typing nor copy/paste would get either letter into a terminal command. Some > searching found a suggestion that the inputrc file could be bad. After > locating the file and seeing what it contained, replacing it seemed low > risk. So I copied in the file from the Linux Mint 14 host system, and the > problem disappeared. There are a number of differences between the two > files, and I have no idea which fixed my problem.
I don't know what you had in the inputrc, but an error in that file can cause the problems you suggest. The file in LFS is quite simple and I don't recall any reports about the problem. Are you sure the one you had was the same as in the book? Incorrect single characters can cause a problem. > 2. Missing Realtek ethernet controller firmware patches: > > My system has a Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express > Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 09). It requires the r8169 kernel driver. > When I booted the LFS system, this error occurred: > > r8169 0000:03:00.0 eth0: unable to load firmware patch > rtl_nic/rtl8168f-1.fw (-2) > > I found several patch files in the Linux Mint 14 host system, copied them > into LFS, and the error disappeared. > > Just thought I'd let you know. I don't know that they can actually be > considered bugs. May just be my unique system. Loading firmware is specific to the system. If needed, I recommend building what you need into the kernel. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
