Re: [lfs-support] Stuck at Bash 5.16

2012-09-09 Thread  
Hi Folks, I don't have anything _actually_ broken.. yet. (ask me again in an hour or two.) however, while I was pushing my way through the book(7.2) I did stumble across the same hiccup Mikie ran into: On 16 August 2012 18:13, Mikie k...@mikienet.com wrote:

[lfs-support] LFS v7.2 section 6.24.1 e2fsprogs

2012-09-09 Thread Israel Silberg
Hi all, In section e2fsprogs install-libs I get the following error root:/sources/e2fsprogs-1.42.5/build# install-info --dir-file=/usr/share/info/dir /usr/share/info/com_err.info install-info: No such file or directory for /usr/share/info/com_err.info What can be wrong? Is it very critical or

[lfs-support] prerequisites

2012-09-09 Thread Robert Cox
hello,    Wow lots to learn, I have little computer background and no formal computer training I'm self taught.   I'm a bit stuck... menuconfig.. and the file .config  coping over my distro's config file to .config in the build directory then loading it to menuconfig making additional

Re: [lfs-support] prerequisites

2012-09-09 Thread Baho Utot
On 09/09/2012 11:05 AM, Robert Cox wrote: hello, Wow lots to learn, I have little computer background and no formal computer training I'm self taught. I'm a bit stuck... menuconfig.. and the file .config coping over my distro's config file to .config in the build directory then

Re: [lfs-support] LFS v7.2 section 6.24.1 e2fsprogs

2012-09-09 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Israel Silberg wrote: Hi all, In section e2fsprogs install-libs I get the following error root:/sources/e2fsprogs-1.42.5/build# install-info --dir-file=/usr/share/info/dir /usr/share/info/com_err.info install-info: No such file or directory for /usr/share/info/com_err.info What can be

Re: [lfs-support] prerequisites

2012-09-09 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Robert Cox wrote: I'm a bit stuck... menuconfig.. and the file .config coping over my distro's config file to .config in the build directory then loading it to menuconfig making additional changes to customize the configuration?, the question is does menuconfig append each time I run it

Re: [lfs-support] prerequisites

2012-09-09 Thread Robert Cox
communication skills are a personal weakness, please allow me to elaborate further... LOL  my question is about menuconfig... in several howto web pages they refer to copying the /boot/.config file from the distro currently running to the .config file in the build directory to use as a

Re: [lfs-support] prerequisites

2012-09-09 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Robert Cox wrote: communication skills are a personal weakness, please allow me to elaborate further... LOL Yes, I see that. Don't top post. my question is about menuconfig... in several howto web pages they refer to copying the /boot/.config file from the distro currently running to the

Re: [lfs-support] prerequisites

2012-09-09 Thread Robert Cox
  From: Bruce Dubbs bruce.du...@gmail.com To: LFS Support List lfs-support@linuxfromscratch.org Sent: Sunday, September 9, 2012 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [lfs-support] prerequisites Robert Cox wrote: communication skills are a personal weakness, please allow me

[lfs-support] lspci and lsusb

2012-09-09 Thread Mikie
Hello all, When I get done with my build of 7.1 ... I get command not found when I run lspci or lsusb. Can someone tell me what package they are in? I can't find it. I see lspsi source is rolled into kernel.org ? Thanks. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ:

Re: [lfs-support] prerequisites

2012-09-09 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Mikie wrote: I am a confused newbie too tw3ak but I'm going to guess that each time you run make menuconfig you get a new .config file. The .config file is in the kernel source directory, so you don't modify anything in the running system. The configuration processes for the kernel either

Re: [lfs-support] prerequisites

2012-09-09 Thread Henrik /KaarPoSoft
On 09/10/12 00:05, Mikie wrote: It replaces the current .configwow... now I'm really confused LOL trying to understand thanks tw3ak I am a confused newbie too tw3ak but I'm going to guess that each time you run make menuconfig you get a new .config file. let's see what they say

Re: [lfs-support] LFS v7.2 section 6.24.1 e2fsprogs

2012-09-09 Thread Israel Silberg
On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Bruce Dubbs bruce.du...@gmail.com wrote: Israel Silberg wrote: Hi all, In section e2fsprogs install-libs I get the following error root:/sources/e2fsprogs-1.42.5/build# install-info --dir-file=/usr/share/info/dir /usr/share/info/com_err.info