Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-03 Thread Michael Havens
goofy me! can access the file. sorry for the clutter. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 3:47 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > okay. here is the deal. I'm trying to download the packages to > $LFS/sources. the problem I am having is that I can't create the directory > as . If I create it as

Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-03 Thread Michael Havens
okay. here is the deal. I'm trying to download the packages to $LFS/sources. the problem I am having is that I can't create the directory as . If I create it as root I won't be able to access the directory as . Do I create the directory as root and then chown ? :-)~MIKE~(-: On Thu, Apr 3, 2

Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-03 Thread kitepilot
it's cool... I figured it out! Coming from you, this is a rather scary statement... ;-) ET :-)~MIKE~(-: On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 1:35 AM, wrote: Please describe what you mean by: 'how I inserted the wget-list or the md5sums list into the virtual.' Once you open a terminal to the 'vi

Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-03 Thread Michael Havens
it's cool... I figured it out! :-)~MIKE~(-: On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 1:35 AM, wrote: > Please describe what you mean by: > 'how I inserted the wget-list or the md5sums list into the virtual.' > Once you open a terminal to the 'virtual', there is no 'virtual' anymore. > It is just a terminal... >

Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-03 Thread Matt Graham
Michael Havens wrote: I tried ipconfig. Command not found. Lisa Kachold wrote: This sounds like a path/permissions issue in your terminal shell. Michael Havens wrote: the problem was that I wasn't running it as root. I come to find it doesn't give a permission denied error. Stephen Parting

Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-03 Thread Stephen Partington
If the permissions are set the command is not even visible. With certain commands that is ideal because it is harder to manipulate a file you cannot even see. On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 10:20 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > the problem was that I wasn't running it as root. I come to find it > doesn't g

Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-03 Thread kitepilot
Please describe what you mean by: 'how I inserted the wget-list or the md5sums list into the virtual.' Once you open a terminal to the 'virtual', there is no 'virtual' anymore. It is just a terminal... ET Michael Havens writes: Yes, I remembered that much.Myu problem is that I can't rem

Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-03 Thread Michael Havens
Yes, I remembered that much.Myu problem is that I can't remember how I inserted the wget-list or the md5sums list into the virtual. unless. let me try something. I remembered! I used pico. It was weird. It wasn't accepting when I tried to save it with the '$LFS/sources' Could it be because I w

Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread kitepilot
Mike, on the virtual as root: passwd (I mostly use vv) apt-get install ssh when done, from the host: ssh root@${VIRTUAL} Now you work from 'your box' over an SSH shell. YMMV... ET PS: This will only work if the interface is 'bridged', the virtual 'NAT(s)' by default. Michael Havens w

Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Michael Havens
its all fine except getting the wget and md5sum lists into the virtual machine :-)~MIKE~(-: On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 10:20 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > the problem was that I wasn't running it as root. I come to find it > doesn't give a permission denied error. it's fine now! thanks:) > > :-)~MIK

Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Michael Havens
the problem was that I wasn't running it as root. I come to find it doesn't give a permission denied error. it's fine now! thanks:) :-)~MIKE~(-: On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > Michael, > > This sounds like a path/permissions issue in your terminal shell. > > $ sudo locat

Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Lisa Kachold
Michael, This sounds like a path/permissions issue in your terminal shell. $ sudo locate ifconfig $ sudo ifconfig $ sudo su - $ su - Call me to discuss. On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 8:09 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > I need to find the ip of the virtual debian machine. I tried ipconfig. > Command no

Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Michael Havens
I'm at the section where I wget the packages but I'm kinda stuck because I'm not sure how to get that list into the virtual. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 9:38 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > it doesn't even give a permission denied error? bizzare! > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > On Wed, Apr 2, 2014

Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Michael Havens
it doesn't even give a permission denied error? bizzare! :-)~MIKE~(-: On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 9:23 PM, Stephen Partington wrote: > IP addr but also if config usually needs to be run as root. So a normal > user won't have the command. > > > On Wednesday, April 2, 2014, Michael Havens wrote: > >>

Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Stephen Partington
IP addr but also if config usually needs to be run as root. So a normal user won't have the command. On Wednesday, April 2, 2014, Michael Havens wrote: > I need to find the ip of the virtual debian machine. I tried ipconfig. > Command not found. I tried ifconfig. Command not found. Well I though

Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Michael Havens
that was it! Thanks. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 8:25 PM, Douglas Jerome wrote: > On 04/02/14 20:09, Michael Havens wrote: > >> I need to find the ip of the virtual debian machine. I tried ipconfig. >> Command not found. I tried ifconfig. Command not found. Well I thought >> one of tho

Re: I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Douglas Jerome
On 04/02/14 20:09, Michael Havens wrote: I need to find the ip of the virtual debian machine. I tried ipconfig. Command not found. I tried ifconfig. Command not found. Well I thought one of those commands was right! Then I tried apt-get: unable to locate package. I remember there was another com

I'm building linux from scratch in a virtual machine

2014-04-02 Thread Michael Havens
I need to find the ip of the virtual debian machine. I tried ipconfig. Command not found. I tried ifconfig. Command not found. Well I thought one of those commands was right! Then I tried apt-get: unable to locate package. I remember there was another command that would give me the info I want. Pl