Stage1 - bootstrap.sh error with binutils

eunuque · n00b Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 62

Hi all,

I'm trying to install gentoo from stage 1.
I'm getting the following errors while running bootstrap.sh:

hw-tph · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 9:59 am Post subject:

That's odd. But fear not - you can download it manually (links is included on the LiveCD for instance) and put it in /usr/portage/distfiles, or if you do it from the LiveCD directly (not "inside"/chrooted in the new filesystem) /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage distfiles.

Simply type exit to exit the chroot (or simply open up another console if you have set a password on the livecd) and fire up links. Download the file and put it in /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/distfiles, chroot back into the new system and try again.

Håkan

eunuque · n00b Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 62

Thanks for your help .

I just realized that I have to setup a proxy server.
I added this line to /etc/profile:

Fanatik · n00b Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 3

I was wondering if anybody else had had the same problem.

However, I don't have a proxy server. I tried changing my gentoo_mirrors setting in make.conf to the gentoo.asia server but it didn't help at all.

I can emerge all parts of the bootstrap script except for binutils, in which case I get the same "Connection refused" error and I can't explain why. I can emerge other packages fine.

I've started the stage 1 install from scratch about 9 times now and I'm making progress extremely slowly but until I emerge binutils I can't get any further this time. I'm sorely tempted to throw away the bootstrap script and just install a stage 2 pentium-3 tarball.

Any help out there with this error?

slycordinator · Advocate Joined: 31 Jan 2004 Posts: 3065 Location: Korea

Fanatik · n00b Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 3

The file(s) exist in /usr/portage/distfiles (binutils-2.14.90.0.8-patches-1.3, binutils-2.15-uclibc-patches-1.0, binutils-2.15.92.0.2-patches-1.2 and binutils-2.15.92.0.2) but emerge isn't looking for it there.

Yes, make.conf points portage there...

slycordinator · Advocate Joined: 31 Jan 2004 Posts: 3065 Location: Korea

IT · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 3:32 am Post subject:

I'm getting some of the same issues here...except, during bootstrap, I appear stuck on protector-3.3.2-2.tar.gz

Understand the work around...but my question is...why the problem to begin with? I get the issue with Host not found...and authentication failures...etc. I've never had this kind of issue in the past...anyone got any ideas?

I've also tried to bootstrap.sh -f....but I get the same problem...

***edit***

I finally got this to download...but I had to get into make.conf and comment out the mirror select option...so gentoo would use the "default"...whatever...it's downloading now...but stilll....why even bother with the mirrorselect in the first place if it's just going to have a problem later? Anyone else having this problem? and understand the WHY?
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Fanatik · n00b Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 3

FFS - even the stage 2 install borked when I was emerging the system, claiming that Perl 5 or greater needed to be installed first. Emerging libperl gave compile errors. I've tried everything by the book and used a lot of the things people have suggested on this board (see ali3nx's installation guide thread under Tips and Tricks) so why is there still a problem? Either mirrors won't give me a file or make won't compile it.

*edit* So far a straight-up stage 3 install is working. Kernel compiled, a niggle installing the video card driver (seeing how that turns out now)...more updates to come
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