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bosko Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 114 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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Yes,I am indeed using 1.4 rc3.Are you sure that the problem is rc3?If am willing to try rc2 (eventhough that means I have to burn another cd,do the bootstrapping etc. all over),where can I download rc2?
Quote: | One or the other would start but never both |
Yes,but here both don't work |
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fifo Guru
Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437
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Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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I think it's unlikely using rc2 will help, as not getting the usb filesystem would seem to be something to do with the kernel configuration. If you're using the gentoo-sources kernel then you could try using the vanilla-sources instead, or vice versa, and see if that helps. |
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bosko Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 114 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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Okay,I will try the vinalla kernel.I just have to chroot to my system and do "emerge sys-kernel/vanilla-sources"? |
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fifo Guru
Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437
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Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, and then configure and make the kernel and copy it to /boot, as you did for your current kernel. |
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bosko Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 114 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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Ok,I'll try that now. |
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bosko Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 114 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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I tried the vanilla sources,but I get exactly the same error.
Btw,uname -a still says "linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r1",is that suposed to be like that with a vanilla kernel or only with gentoo-sources? |
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fifo Guru
Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437
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Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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No, that's the gentoo-sources kernel. You might have to change the /usr/src/linux symlink to point at the right directory. |
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jcsjr n00b
Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 22 Location: Alabama
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 5:49 am Post subject: |
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fifo wrote: | I think it's unlikely using rc2 will help, as not getting the usb filesystem would seem to be something to do with the kernel configuration. |
I can assure you that (my copy at least) RC3 would not work with my Speedtouch. I tried (for 2 days) every permutation, I could think of, of the modules and kernel components needed to use the USB modem. The best I did was to load the modem and connect. But PPP would not start when the modem was loaded. This was after I had it working with RC2. When I went back to RC2 the install went without a hitch.
I am using the Gentoo-Sources. |
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bosko Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 114 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:15 pm Post subject: |
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fifo wrote: | No, that's the gentoo-sources kernel. You might have to change the /usr/src/linux symlink to point at the right directory. |
I have two directories in /usr/src/; linux-2.4.20 and linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r..The manual says that emerge automatically updates the /usr/src/linux link,but that's not true,so I make a (symbolic) link to the linux-2.4.20 directory (which is the vanilla-kernel directory,right?).Cd'ing to /usr/src/linux puts me in the linux-2.4.20 directory.
I compiled the vanilla kernel like the gentoo one;
make dep && make clean bzImage modules modules_install and then cp /usr/src/linux-2.4.20/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage. |
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bosko Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 114 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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jcsjr wrote: | fifo wrote: | I think it's unlikely using rc2 will help, as not getting the usb filesystem would seem to be something to do with the kernel configuration. |
I can assure you that (my copy at least) RC3 would not work with my Speedtouch. I tried (for 2 days) every permutation, I could think of, of the modules and kernel components needed to use the USB modem. The best I did was to load the modem and connect. But PPP would not start when the modem was loaded. This was after I had it working with RC2. When I went back to RC2 the install went without a hitch.
I am using the Gentoo-Sources. |
Hmm,I might try an older version if everything else fails,but probably I will install RH8 if gentoo doesnt work, because I have been without a computer for over a week and I need to check my email etc. |
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fifo Guru
Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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So did using the vanilla-kernel make any difference? |
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bosko Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 114 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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fifo wrote: | So did using the vanilla-kernel make any difference? |
According to uname I am using linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r1,so I don't think that the vanilla kernel is running.What is the riight commando to make a shortcut to linux-2.4.20?Is that ln -s linux linux-2.4.20? |
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fifo Guru
Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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The command is
Code: | # ln -sf /usr/src/linux-2.4.20 /usr/src/linux |
Also, you did reboot after copying the kernel to /boot right? Then you should have
Code: | # uname -sr
Linux 2.4.20 |
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bosko Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 114 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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fifo wrote: | The command is
Code: | # ln -sf /usr/src/linux-2.4.20 /usr/src/linux |
Also, you did reboot after copying the kernel to /boot right? Then you should have
Code: | # uname -sr
Linux 2.4.20 |
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Yes,I rebooted after that.I will try to create the shortcut with that command,and see if it works. |
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fifo Guru
Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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You should have
Code: | # ls -l /usr/src/linux
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 2003-02-21 18:37 /usr/src/linux -> linux-2.4.20 |
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bosko Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 114 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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I make the shortcut,compiled & installed the kernel and rebooten. uname -sr still outputs "linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r1" I even tried deleting the gentoo directory in /usr/src,but that didn't help.
P.S.Does anybody know what kind of kernel the Livecd uses and what configuration? |
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dweigert Guru
Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Posts: 369 Location: Somerset, NJ USA
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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Ummmm...
you did mount /boot,
then cd into your kernel directory
make menuconfig
make dep && make clean bzImage modules modules_install
cp /boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage.old
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage
sync;sync;sync
umount /boot
and then reboot???
I hope this helped....
Dan _________________ "Always remember to mount a scratch monkey..." |
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bosko Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 114 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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dweigert wrote: |
I hope this helped.... |
It sure has,it works now!
Thanks alot fifo and dweigert (and the other people who have posted in this thread)!
Btw,how do I install all the programs,like Xfree and gnome?I have edited /etc/make.conf and added the programs I need to the USE variable,and did a "emerge sync".But emerge system and emerge world do not install any program.Do I have have to do a "emerge <program>" for each program I want? |
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fifo Guru
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2003 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, you say "emerge <package-name>" to install a package and all it's dependencies. It's a good idea to say "emerge -pv <package-name>" first to see exactly what will be installed and what USE flags are relevant. The USE flags are for specifying optional functionally that can be compiled into packages. |
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bosko Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 114 Location: The Netherlands
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Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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I see.Installing gnome will also install Xfree,and when I install Gaim I will get the Gtk+ 2 version because the Gtk 2 flag is turned on.
I tried emerge -p gnome,but it says that it wants to install Xfree 4.2.1,but I want the latest version (4.3),how do I do that?
My posts are off topic now,sorry for that |
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fifo Guru
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Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 4:57 pm Post subject: |
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To get, for example, xfree from the unstable branch, you do
Code: | # env ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~x86" emerge -p xfree |
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Linux n00b
Joined: 08 Apr 2003 Posts: 4
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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sorry to bump this thread up n all, but i'm a gentoo n00b atm, and was running through the steps to install my alcatel modem right at the beginning of my gentoo installation. but what do you mean when you say;
"- edit /etc/conf.d/speedtouch and change the path for the mgmt.o file (/home/mgmt.o) and don't forget to uncomment this line
- edit /etc/ppp/peers/adsl.sample and put your connection ID (fti/*****@fti) at the indicated place and save the file under "adsl"
- edit /etc/ppp/pap-secrets and put this line in : 'your_connection_ID' * 'your_connection_pass' *
- edit /etc/ppp/chap-secrets and put the exact same line as above"
how do i achieve this ? cheers |
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Linux n00b
Joined: 08 Apr 2003 Posts: 4
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Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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*BUMP* anyone ? |
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fifo Guru
Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 437
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2003 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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If I understand your question right, you just need to use a text editor, e.g. for the first one you might do
Code: | # nano -w /etc/conf.d/speedtouch |
and alter the file as it says. |
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hayt n00b
Joined: 29 Apr 2003 Posts: 11
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Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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I just wanted to thank th author of this guide. I followed the instructions and everything worked on the first time. Got gentoo installed (RC4) in a breeze. Thanks again.! |
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