[SOLVED] Dhcp

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DOLLAR · Post by **DOLLAR** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:28 pm

Just installed Gentoo following the handbook but when I reboot it does not have an internet connection.
It says that there is no dhcp client installed.

I am sure I ran emerge dhcpcd when installing but can not be sure. What can I do now as emerge dhcpcd doesn't work with no internet connection.

THanks,

ukavi · Post by **ukavi** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:32 pm

start working from the livecd chroot
http://www.gentoo-wiki.com/Chroot_from_a_livecd
then you have access to internet and all that.

FrankRizz0 · Post by **FrankRizz0** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:33 pm

Try eth0 dhcp as root.

DOLLAR · Post by **DOLLAR** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:59 pm

tulcod wrote:start working from the livecd chroot
http://www.gentoo-wiki.com/Chroot_from_a_livecd
then you have access to internet and all that.

Good idea thanks; chrooted into my system, ran emerge dhcpcd and this was the output

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!!! /etc/make.profile is not a symlink and will probably prevent most merges.
!!! It should point into a profile within /usr/portage/profiles/
!!! (You can safely ignore this message when syncing. It's harmless.)


Calculating dependencies \
emerge: there are no ebuilds to satisfy "dhcpcd".

Any ideas

ukavi · Post by **ukavi** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:04 pm

you didn't install a portage snapshot yet, i think... or you're still in the livecd

Ravak · Post by **Ravak** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:41 pm

1. If you didn't install a portage snapshot (ls /usr/portage/ is empty) try syncing the repository (emerge --sync).
2. If after syncing the symlink /etc/make.profile is invalid try making a proper one (browse /usr/portage/profiles/).

Good luck.

DOLLAR · Post by **DOLLAR** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:48 am

Thanks for all the good ideas but just re-installed it.