mising modules need to emerge from live cd[solved]

fjm · Last edited by fjm on Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:53 pm; edited 1 time in total

I'm new to Linux and have just installed Gentoo from the live cd. Near the end of the install one of the components could't be found and a message appeared stating "install failed. After booting the networking dosn't work, and it appears that "DHCPCD" is missing. Since I can only get on the internet with the live cd, I need help with emerging from the live cd to the hard disk.

Thanks in advance,

Fran

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:22 pm Post subject:

fjm,

Wekcome to Gentoo.

Follow the handbook to boot the liveCD, mount your partitions and do the chroot commands.
When that is done, your install is running on top of the liveCD and services, just as it was before your rebooted.
You can now emerge whatever you need.

fjm · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:41 pm Post subject: Emerging from live cd

Thanks for your reply,

Since I'm new to Linux, the step by step commands to perform those tasks would be very helpful.

Thanks in advance,

Fran

FantomKnight · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:56 pm Post subject:

It's hard for anyone to give you exact step-by-step instructions because there's the possibility that you configured your filesystems differently than the examples in the handbook. But, if you follow along with the handbook and only do the steps where you mount your filesystems and then chroot, then you at the point to where you can emerge dhcpcd. Like NeddySeagoon said, DON'T do any of the fdisk stuff or the mke2fs stuff. Just pass over that portion. Just do sections 4e and 6a in the handbook. All else can be ignored.
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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 9:09 pm Post subject:

fjm,

NeddySeagoons' Rough Guide to Chrooting

I need to know your partition scheme to get it spot on. I will use
/dev/hda1 == /boot
/dev/hda2 == <swap>
/dev/hda3 == / (root) You will need to adjust as needed for your install.

Boot the liveCD with the nox option. At the boot: prompt, type

fjm · Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 11:52 pm Post subject:

Thanks Guys,

Followed your detailed instructions and I'm now on the internet.

Thanks Again,

Fran

Drone4four · Apprentice Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 247

NeddySeagoons' Rough Guide to Chrooting is an incredibly useful resource. Thanks Neddy. =D
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