newbie: # emerge vanilla-sources

tb · n00b Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 3

Hi,

just downloaded 2004.0 and started installing. Everything went just fine until I tried to # emerge vanilla-sources

Even though I haven't got a working network at the moment, emerge tries to download the kernel from the internet.

"!!! Couldn't download linux-2.4.25.tar.gz2. Aborting"

Can I somehow force it to use the kernel from the installation CD?

Or what did I do wrong?

greets tb

Mathias616 · Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 1:05 am Post subject:

emerge --usepkg vanilla-sources

aricaldeira · n00b Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 6 Location: Brasil

Hi,

I'm stuck at the same point here.

What seems to be happening is that the kernel provided with the 1st liveCD is linux-2.4.24.tar.bz2, and emerge --usepkg vanilla-sources is trying to find linux-2.4.25.tar.bz2, whitch isn't on any of the 2 liveCD I'm using: x86-universal and athlon-xp 2004.0 javascript:emoticon('

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Is there a way to tell portage to look for the 2.4.24 file instead?

This is my 1st kernel compiling, would tar -xvfj /usr/portage/distfiles/linux-2.4.24.tar.bz2 -C /usr/src work to install it?

Greetings,

Ari

blackmax · n00b Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 12

Same problem here

On 1.4 LiveCDs the kernel source was on /packages/All but that directory does not exist on the CD (universal one), instead there's /distfiles which contains linux-2.4.24.tar.bz2. The problem is that when you try to do an emerge -k vanilla-sources or emerge -k gentoo-sources, it also tries to download init-module or module-init, something like that.
Well, I only want to have the kernel source so that I can get ndiswrapper working, once I have that, I'll have a network connection and will be able to download the rest. Well, I'll try your suggestion about untaring the linux-2.4.24.tar.bz2 file on /usr/src.

djoi · n00b Joined: 10 Nov 2002 Posts: 49

Had the same problem.
Luckily i had save my old distfiles on another partition, so i could install love-sources

Maybe "emerge --usepkg vanilla-sources..blabla-2.4.24.ebuild" or
"emerge --usepkg gs-sources" help.

bye

PS.: Well , its bad to reboot without running kernel

emerge /usr/portage/sys-kernel/vanilla-sources/vanilla-sources-2.4.24.ebuild

is the right command ( maybe "emerge --usepkg modutils..." before , if needed)

chINeSe mIDgEts · Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 3:25 am Post subject:

same problem here too. same problem occured when i tried emerge system, it tried to connect to the net still stuck on that(another comp). About the emerge vanilla-sources, I used the development-sources (the 2.6 vanilla-sources) and also had to use emerge -usepackage

daslife · n00b Joined: 24 Sep 2003 Posts: 4 Location: Texas

*grumble* *grumble* You'd think on the very first day of a brand new release everything would work right. *grumble* *grumble*

Anyway, it seems some of the files needed to build a gentoo-sources system are not on the liveCD, and even if you try the vanilla-sources build it tries to download a kernel version. . .OK if you have network access, but I won't until I get a kernel compiled

HOWEVER I found a solution that works until they update the liveCD image.

emerge =vanilla-sources-2.4.24

Will emerge with the files on the liveCD and allow you to build up a system, connect to the net and then rebuild to the gentoo-sources kernel.

Good luck!

=>don

tb · n00b Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 3

thank you very much!

emerge =vanilla-sources-2.4.24 did the trick
(I tried the 2.4.25 kernel wich was on the system, but that didn't work)

I had a similiar problem afterwards trying to #emerge genkernel
(started to DL -> Aborting , because no working network...)
so I had to compile the kernel manually.

#emerge ati-drivers-extra unfortunately didn' work either :(
(I'll try it again when the network configuration is up and runnig)

THX!

saxophobe · n00b Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 21 Location: Dallas, TX

Hi all!

I'm new to Gentoo and was going thru a Stage 3 install of 1.4. I am going thru the online instructions, and when I get to step 7 and run the emerge command with any of the applicable sources (= vanilla-sources-2.4.20) I get the following error:

"Host not found.
!!! Couldn't download linux-2.4.20.tar.bz2. Aborting."

As I am trying to install from the Live CDs, I don't know why the process is trying to go to the Internet to get the kernel sources. Am I doing something wrong? Please let me know so that my install can proceed.

Thanks to all that have the time to post a reply on this matter!

sax

saxophobe · n00b Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 21 Location: Dallas, TX

Oh! I forgot to add that I am installing this on an IBM 600e laptop, and at this time, the only Internet connection is via USB. I did notice that during the boot, it said that CDCEther failed.

Thanks, and sorry for the repost!

sax

saxophobe · n00b Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 21 Location: Dallas, TX

What happened to all the good things I heard about the Gentoo community? 244 view so far and no replies? No guesses, suggestions, questions, possible settings to check, nothing?

I'd really like to get Gentoo up and running, or go back to another distro...

Just let me know if what I am trying to do is possible without a network connection, as it says in the online installation manual.

Thanks for your time!

sax

BeWMan · Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 8:31 pm Post subject:

Well, how far have you got? If you use GRP and do a:

saxophobe · n00b Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 21 Location: Dallas, TX

I will try what you are suggesting. If you would like to know how far I am with the install, please read the ninth post in this thread.

Thanks!

sax

dmschlot · n00b Joined: 05 Mar 2004 Posts: 1

Hi,

I have tried everything discussed above but am still unable to get vanilla-srouce to install. I have looked in /usr/portage/sys-kernal/vanilla-sources and have found that the newest version I have is 2.4.22.

I have tried:
emerge /usr/portage/sys-kernal/vanilla-sources/vanilla-sources-2.4.22.ebuild
emerge -k vanilla-sources
emerge -k vanilla-sources-2.4.22
emerge =vanilla-sources-2.4.22
emerge vanilla-sources

No matter what I do it fails while trying to get the files off the internet.
"........................ !!! Couldn't download linux-2.4.22.tar.bz2. Aborting."

Do I need to install GRP to get it to work with out the internet connection?

Thanks a lot!

john6931 · n00b Joined: 05 Mar 2004 Posts: 6

Im having the same problem, but im connected to the internet and i cannot find a mirror that hosts the grp files. Anyone know a solution to this problem???

saxophobe · n00b Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 21 Location: Dallas, TX

Hi all!

I have found a solution to my Stage 3 install issue. This would not work if you were trying to download the kernel sources from the Gentoo mirrors, but right now, I'm just trying to get the system up and running...

Anyway, what I eventually did was to use the kernel sources, portage sources and hotplug, I used the following:

emerge --usepkg gentoo-sources

The '--usepkg' switch tells the installation to use the version of these files on the CD.

Hope this helps!!!

BeWMan · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:14 am Post subject:

The '-k' flag does the same...
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Mathias616 · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:45 am Post subject:

Lol saxophobe, read the second post in this thread, thats right, the one WAAAY at the top which you should have seen right away.

saxophobe · n00b Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 21 Location: Dallas, TX

That wasn't very nice, Mathias. I was just trying to help. If you want to continue the juvenile chiding, I suggest you go back to the playground.

jones50 · n00b Joined: 06 Mar 2004 Posts: 3

I also had the same problem , but i can solve with this because i need modutils for compiling a winmoden latop driver .
I download it from the distfiles but i can install it.
When will you release the next version of the universal-install cd ?

Thanks

madmanuk · n00b Joined: 01 Nov 2003 Posts: 63 Location: England

To me this is quite simple. Read the installation handbook which explains exactly what to do and stop guessing.
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jones50 · n00b Joined: 06 Mar 2004 Posts: 3

I know you are a super-linux-guru person and have lot of spare time. :wink:

But i am now working in my own company(not studing) and try to save my preciouss time.
Also i think this is the correct place to ask for this.

If you don't like it and can contribute with something positive just ignore me.

Thanks
:wink:

Buddielee · n00b Joined: 05 Mar 2004 Posts: 16

Ive done all the steps in the instructions and emerge --usepkg vanilla-sources does not work, it still searches the net.

I tried -k and it found the folder but if emerge isnt working now does this mean i will have problems later?

Tabriz · n00b Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 51

have you copied the distfiles from the CD into the portage distfiles directory on your computer? --usepkg only uses the package if it has it on hand, it isn't going to search your computer trying to find it. If it can't find it in the portage/distfiles directory it searches the net for it.

If you have an internet connection available try running

jones50 · n00b Joined: 06 Mar 2004 Posts: 3

Hello,

I am downloading this files from a gentoo mirror to get working without net a GRP Stage 3 installation:

gentoo-sources
linux-2.4.22.tar.bz2
module-init-tools-0.9.15-pre.tar.bz2
gentoo-sources-2.4.22-r5.patch.bz2
modutils-2.4.25.tar.bz2
genkernel
lcms-1.12.tar.gz
libmng-1.0.4.tar.gz
bootsplash-0.6-r9.tar.gz
genkernel-3.0.tar.bz2

I think that with this it will run as must, and we can compile modules to make an Internet connection.

I post the results when i finish downloading them in windows ... :cry:

Thanks