Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-20 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Jason, - snip - > In the chroot shell, run > # cd /usr/src/linux > # make modules > > It should run fairly quickly and end in an error. If you could post that > error, we may be able to help. I did as follows; # chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash # cd /usr/src/linux # make modules . .. ai

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-20 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Saturday 20 September 2003 16:54, Stephen Liu wrote: > As super ROOT > I must proceed as follows otherwise 'genkernel' could not work > > # chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash > # env-update > Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache... > # source /etc/profile > # genkernel > > . > * Running "make oldcon

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-20 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Jason, Thanks for your advice. Still encountered difficulty to proceed. On Sat, 2003-09-20 at 11:44, Jason Stubbs wrote: - snip - > > * Running "make oldconfig"... [ ok ] > > * Logging to /var/log/genkernel.log... [ ok ] > > * Starting 2.4.20-gaming-r3 build... [ ok ] > > *

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-19 Thread Collins Richey
On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 00:39:29 -0400 gabriel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On September 19, 2003 11:56 pm, Mark Knecht wrote: > > On Fri, 2003-09-19 at 20:44, Jason Stubbs wrote: > > Jason's correct. This could be normal. > > > > to a second console, log in, and then use 'top' or > > something to se

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-19 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Saturday 20 September 2003 13:39, gabriel wrote: > On September 19, 2003 11:56 pm, Mark Knecht wrote: > > On Fri, 2003-09-19 at 20:44, Jason Stubbs wrote: > > Jason's correct. This could be normal. > > > > to a second console, log in, and then use 'top' or > > something to see what the machine

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-19 Thread gabriel
On September 19, 2003 11:56 pm, Mark Knecht wrote: > On Fri, 2003-09-19 at 20:44, Jason Stubbs wrote: > Jason's correct. This could be normal. > > to a second console, log in, and then use 'top' or > something to see what the machine is doing. you do mean "alt-f2" right? -- the hottest places i

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-19 Thread Mark Knecht
On Fri, 2003-09-19 at 20:44, Jason Stubbs wrote: > > > > It hanged here for more than 45 minutes compelling me to switch off the > > PC. From 'Running "make dep"' to 'Running "make bzImage"' and then to > > 'Running "make modules"' it was very slow. Each took at least 30 > > minutes or even more.

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-19 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Saturday 20 September 2003 12:11, Stephen Liu wrote: > After > # emerge -K genkernel > # emerge gentoo-sources > # genkernel > > . > * Running "make oldconfig"... [ ok ] > * Logging to /var/log/genkernel.log... [ ok ] > * Starting 2.4.20-gaming-r3 build... [ ok ] > * R

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-19 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Andrew, Thanks for your advice. I took another round with following result; After # emerge -K genkernel # emerge gentoo-sources # genkernel . * Running "make oldconfig"... [ ok ] * Logging to /var/log/genkernel.log... [ ok ] * Starting 2.4.20-gaming-r3 build... [ ok

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-19 Thread Andrew Gaffney
Stephen Liu wrote: Hi Jason, Marius and others Thanks for your advice. I made another round and still met with problem as follows; 1) unpack the portage snapshot 2) upto step 15 - without complaint 3) # emerge -k genkernel . -- !empty dir /usr/share/doc/genkernel-1.5 -- !empty dir /usr/

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-19 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Jason, Marius and others Thanks for your advice. I made another round and still met with problem as follows; 1) unpack the portage snapshot 2) upto step 15 - without complaint 3) # emerge -k genkernel . -- !empty dir /usr/share/doc/genkernel-1.5 -- !empty dir /usr/share/doc -- !empty

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-14 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Monday 15 September 2003 00:43, Stephen Liu wrote: > On Sun, 2003-09-14 at 21:05, Jason Stubbs wrote: > > > cdimage /# emerge -k sys-kernel/gentoo-sources > > > !!! No profile directory; syetem mode unavailiable > > > > This sounds like you either missed the following from Step 8: > > > > # tar

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-14 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi Jason, Thanks for your advise. Before taking another round I expect to clarify following point; On Sun, 2003-09-14 at 21:05, Jason Stubbs wrote: - snip - > > cdimage /# emerge -k sys-kernel/gentoo-sources > > !!! No profile directory; syetem mode unavailiable > > This sounds like you eithe

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-14 Thread Marius Mauch
On 09/14/03 Svein Harald Soleim wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Sunday 14 September 2003 14:21, Stephen Liu wrote: > > Hi all folks, > > > > I am installing Gentoo 1.4 (Gentoo-030908), 2CDs version following > > Gentoo Linux 1.4 Installation Instructions > > > > T

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-14 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Sunday 14 September 2003 21:21, Stephen Liu wrote: > cdimage /# emerge -k sys-kernel/gentoo-sources > !!! No profile directory; syetem mode unavailiable > cdimage /# genkernel gentoo-sources > bash: genkernel: command not found Also, you need to run: # emerge -k genkernel before you can use

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-14 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Sunday 14 September 2003 21:21, Stephen Liu wrote: > Hi all folks, > > I am installing Gentoo 1.4 (Gentoo-030908), 2CDs version following > Gentoo Linux 1.4 Installation Instructions > > Tarball extracted: stage3 > > Coming to > 16. Installing the kernel and system logger > Kernel selections > >

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-14 Thread Svein Harald Soleim
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 14 September 2003 14:21, Stephen Liu wrote: > Hi all folks, > > I am installing Gentoo 1.4 (Gentoo-030908), 2CDs version following > Gentoo Linux 1.4 Installation Instructions > > Tarball extracted: stage3 > > Coming to > 16. Installing the k

[gentoo-user] Gentoo 1.4 - 1st time installation problem

2003-09-14 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi all folks, I am installing Gentoo 1.4 (Gentoo-030908), 2CDs version following Gentoo Linux 1.4 Installation Instructions Tarball extracted: stage3 Coming to 16. Installing the kernel and system logger Kernel selections cdimage /# emerge -k sys-kernel/gentoo-sources !!! No profile directory;