Can't get kernel sources to install?

joefish · Guru Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 316 Location: New Zealand

I'm installing with the latest release, 2004.0 from the universal installer CD, stage 3, no GRP.

I'm at the the part of the install where I'm ready to compile a kernel, but I've run into a problem. My gentoo PC does not have internet access, but I've copied the sources for everything from the CD onto my HD as directed in the install guide. However when I type 'emerge gentoo-sources', portage tries to download the sources. I can't seem to get it to install from the sources on my HD. I checked my /usr/portage directory, and sure enough the ebuilds seem to be there.

Probably something simple I've missed or forgotten to do, but some help would be appreciated. Thanks.

joefish · Guru Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 316 Location: New Zealand

woop,s this was meant to be in the installing help section.

Frodg · l33t Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Posts: 761

what emerge options are you using?

emerge -kp foomatic... should load from the packages in your system - the -p shows what will happen without really doing it...
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joefish · Guru Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 316 Location: New Zealand

tried -k. still tries to get things from the net.

for something different, i tried emerge -k genkernel. it got the genkernel sources form my HD and compiled that, but then it got stuck trying to emerge mod-init-tools (from the net).

I noticed PKGDIR was set to /root, i tried changing that to /usr/portage, but that didn't work either.