/etc/make.conf isn't available after env-update

Fantik · n00b Joined: 11 Oct 2002 Posts: 35

Now before you start flaming me, yes I did a search and I read all about the whole
rm /etc/make.profile
ls -sf /usr/portage/profiles/default-x86-1.4 /etc/make.profile

Stage 1 1.4 on a pentium3

I get this error

Fantik · n00b Joined: 11 Oct 2002 Posts: 35

and when I try a 'emerge sync' I get the exact same error message.

can't fine make.profile.. try an emerge sync, that'll probably fix this..

rac · Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 5:58 am Post subject:

Is your networking functioning correctly? Can you ping forums.gentoo.org, for example?
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Fantik · n00b Joined: 11 Oct 2002 Posts: 35

well I can download the stage tarballs from the FTP.

I'm just using dhcp so when I did a

dhcpcd eth0

and then a

/sbin/ifconfig -a

I saw the ouput that says UP BLAHBLAHBLAH RUNNING

so I assume that I'm connected just fine.
not sure how to ping.
what's the syntax for pingging forums.gentoo.org?
<-- New to all this, bear with me please.

medic · n00b Joined: 08 Oct 2002 Posts: 7 Location: Johnstown, PA

at the command line type ping forums.gentoo.org

look for a reply from forums.gentoo.org after you get for or 5 replies hit CTRL + C to stop it.

Tom

rac · Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 6:16 am Post subject:

If you can download the stage tarballs, your networking is fine. Maybe you have a firewall or something that is not letting rsync traffic through. Try downloading a portage snapshot tarball from http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo/snapshots/, and then: cd to /usr, and tar xvjpf this snapshot. That will make it as if emerge sync had completed correctly and you can continue.
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Fantik · n00b Joined: 11 Oct 2002 Posts: 35

yeah for some reason i can't ping anything, yet I just 10 minutes ago downloaded the stage3.tarball

Unknown host forum.gentoo.org
unknown host google.com

BackSeat · Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 9:03 pm Post subject:

You have a name resolution problem. What do the contents of /etc/resolv.conf say?

BS

Fantik · n00b Joined: 11 Oct 2002 Posts: 35

ok I have now fixed my DNS problem.. it was a name resolution problem.

I can ping fine, I had to start over.

but I still get the same problem when I start.

note: /etc/make.profile isn't available; an emerge sync will probably fix this.
regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache...

I did a stage 3 installation to avoid an emerge sync. will I have to do one anyways?

rac · Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 6:12 am Post subject:

Fantik · n00b Joined: 11 Oct 2002 Posts: 35

ok. I'll do that then. because my portage directory is empty.

what's faster dling the snapshot? or the emerge sync?

rac · Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 6:18 am Post subject: