emerge genkernel. FILE NOT FOUND!!!!!

lenk · Apprentice Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 211

Hi...I am new to gentoo and is half way installing 2004.0. I did everything on the install handbook until emerge genkernel. I did a emerge genkernel but found cannot be found on gentoo.oregonstate.edu,distro.ibiblio.org and I got 403 forbidden on dev.gentoo.org/brad_mssw/genkernel.

Then it drops me back to root. Its genkernel-3.0.1_rc1.tar.bz2

please help....i am stuck!

LK

dgtlxploit · n00b Joined: 08 Feb 2004 Posts: 15 Location: USA

You DID emerge sync... right?

lenk · Apprentice Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 211

nope. I am using the LIVE CD using stage3.
I tried emerge sync and it works...it uses 3.0.1 instead of 3.0.1rc1.

I thought I am not suppose to sync my portage if i want to install binaries from the iso CD1 and CD2?

I did emerge genkernel and it installed 5of6 packages except for genkernel 3.0.1rc1. Is is okay for me to do a emerge sync and then install genkernel 3.0.1? will it effect my further installations from the CD2 packages?

LK

Buge · Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 10:19 pm Post subject:

if you want to use the genkernel from the cd try using

lenk · Apprentice Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 211

I tried --usepkg and I tried using -k -K

All of them keeps connecting to the mirror servers and not installing from my cd or harddisk!! This is driving me nuts. Been installing for past 12 hours. 4th try.

please help

LK

ps:- The user docs really suck.

Buge · Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 10:42 pm Post subject:

Are you sure the package is on the cd?

If yes try the following:

lenk · Apprentice Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 211

Found the problem!!!!!!

It is the INSTALLATION GUIDE MISTAKE!!!

look at section 6.e Prepraring for GRP

If you are booted from a x86 or ppc CD-1 Live CD you can relax and continue with Configuring the Kernel as the installation of prebuilt packages happens at the very end of the installation.

So...I thought I can relax and move on the config the kernel. But I need genkernel GRP to compile the kernel innit! So how can i relax and move on. They should change that part. Otherwise all GRP installations would have to manual compile their kernel.

Thanks Buge

LK

Earthwings · Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:25 pm Post subject:

please fill in a bug report on https://bugs.gentoo.org , it will get lost otherwise.

lenk · Apprentice Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 211

There is no genkernel in either CD1 or CD2!!!
Now I can't use genkernel because mirrors just updated the version from 2004.0 default version of genkernel3.0.1.rc1 to genkernel3.0.1.
If I do a emerge sync, then all my GRP from CD2 will render useless. This is great for first time user of gentoo.

The only option i have left with is either forget using gentoo or manually install a kernel.

Is there a way for me to download genkernel3.0.1rc1 from somewhere and copy it to /usr/portage/ALL ?
or should i ask where can i download that file?

Thanks

LK

lenk · Apprentice Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 211

Maybe developers can include genkernel in /distfiles in CD1.

LK

Earthwings · Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:47 pm Post subject:

I really doubt genkernel is not on the CDs.

Anyway, here is how to get the 3.0.1 version without emerge sync:

lenk · Apprentice Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 211

Yup..double checked it definately not on the 2004.0 CDs. Its not in the /dist in CD1 and /ALL CD2. Unless it goes by a different name.
Thanks..i'll give that a go.

LK

lenk · Apprentice Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 211

I am forbidden on http://dev.gentoo.org/~brad_mssw/genkernel/ , no permission to access.
Can't get the file

emm....

Does 1.4 have genkernel in /dist CD1 ?

I have to say 2004.0 is quite broken. Did they rushed it or what.

LK

jonfr · Veteran Joined: 20 Jul 2003 Posts: 1008 Location: Denmark

Why can't you just sync whit some server an use the new install, if you have the speed, why use grp install?

lenk · Apprentice Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 211

jonfr: I think you are missing the point. I want to do a GRP install because I want to get the system up and running ASAP and get used to it before I start messing with it. If i install over the net and compile, its going to take me days.

LK

cyrillic · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2004 1:15 am Post subject:

lenk · Apprentice Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 211

hey...thanks so much cryrillic. Never thought of that. Thanks.

I still have this feeling that some other GRP packages won't install properly.

LK

2gen · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 09 Feb 2004 Posts: 89

same kind of problem encountered. Given up on 2004.0. It shouldnt be that hard to install right? I mean 1.4 works, but 2004.0 doesn't. Looks like i am going to wait for 2004.1 then.

Why they want to release it quarterly? 2004.0 was late and when it finally out, buggy. Do they have to stick to the datelines at the expense of a working livecd? I don't think it's a wise thing to do. Not sure how the gentoo store deal with the folks that bought the 2004.0 cds.

bennyc · n00b Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 21

Message for seemant:

lenk · Apprentice Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 211

bennyc: Did you post on the wrong thread? or the gentoo team posting a fix? I really don't want to download the whole iso again.

LK

lenk · Apprentice Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 211

Finally I got it installed. I loaded lastest portage and did the kernel install. Just rebooted, everything seems okay except for the mouse and nvidia-kernel and can't mount ext3.

EXT2-fs warning (device ide0(3,5)): ext2_read_super: mounting ext3 filesystem as ext2

any idea why it can't mount ext3?

The mouse also can't load. I did a merge nvidia-kernel. I don't think it is loaded either coz I can't see it when i do a lsmod.

I am also trying to find where the kernel modules are. I tried looking at /boot but it is empty???

running on gentoo-sources-2.4.22-r7

LK

lenk · Apprentice Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 211

I tried deleting the new portage and installed the portage on CD2.

export PKGDIR="/mnt/cdrom/All"

USE="bindist" emerge --usepkg xfree

It it connects and start downloading the sources. Why is that?

LK

Earthwings · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2004 5:53 pm Post subject:

export PKGDIR="/mnt/cdrom/packages"

lenk · Apprentice Joined: 08 Mar 2004 Posts: 211

got everything up and running finally..but I dont like the fact that i have to install the whole KDE. I know i can install packages but there is not even a description file on the CD to show what each package is about.

Wouldnt it be great to have a graphical frontend to portage that shows all the package available with description on it and show it dependecies. even a ncurses version would be nice( like slackware). It would make life so much easier to be able to see it all in one screen and also easier to decide what to install and uninstall. or is there already one???

thanks earthwings

ps:- it was /mnt/cdrom for 2004.0 App CD

LK

Buge · Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2004 8:41 pm Post subject:

You DON'T need to install all of KDE. Use