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penguinlnx
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 Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 3:15 am Post subject: [SOLVED] Gnome & USE flags? recompile afterward |
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I hadn't looked closely at the Gnome Install Guide.
I had set my USE flags to something like the following: | Code: | | USE="qt kde gtk gdm" |
not the recommended guide setting: | Code: | | USE="-qt -kde gtk gnome hal howl" |
I had not even thought 'gnome' should be IN the USE statement, since I was just going to emerge it. Also, HAL and HOWL are recommended, and I missed those, although they might be in the default Stage1 Install. Seeing I didn't add those flags, does that mean I just wasted 12 hours compiling Gnome? Or can I fix this with a few re-compiles or something, if I need those options. And do I need those options at all? Also, I did the natural: | Code: | emerge gnome
emerge xscreensaver |
Instead of the recommended: | Code: | | emerge gnome xscreensaver |
Is that significant? Or am I alright so far?
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Mr_Smiley
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 3:50 am Post subject: |
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You should be fine  . I'm fairly sure that the gnome use flag is set my default anyway and also if you change your use flags, all you have to do is run this command:
| Code: | | emerge --newuse world |
and it will re-emerge any programs where the use flags have changed. |
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penguinlnx
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:20 am Post subject: |
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okay, I tried to follow the Gnome guidebook but not very far, before running into problems.
| Code: | # /etc/init.d/famd start
# rc-update add famd default
# /etc/init.d/hald start
# rc-update add hald default
# /etc/init.d/mDNSResponder start
# rc-update add mDNSResponder default |
Of course these commands fail, since my USE flags were not set. Only the 'famd' stuff worked. I stayed in ROOT and tried their xstart command which just exited in an error.
| Code: | | Exit your root shell and log on as a regular user. |
This I didn't do, thinking that anything user could do (I haven't set up any other users) ROOT can do just as easily.
This vague instruction didn't work by the way, because I was able to boot from the hard drive, but there was no network connection, so I rebooted from the CD and chrooted over to my harddrive to emerge gnome. So, although I was in my OS, 'exit' did not work as expected. Instead it through me back into the CD, so I just rebooted off the harddrive, thinking I could probably solve the internet connection problem.
Running gdm worked, and I was able to logon as ROOT and gnome came up fine. I had hoped to just fix the ethernet card/router/DSL connection through the Gnome GUI but this hasn't worked.
I should mention that on the boot, two things don't work: (a) the eth0 connection (although this works from the CD), and (b) the Nvidia driver module load isn't loaded. (This doesn't seem to matter however, since the GUI looks fine and I configured the kernel to include nvida I think)
To sum up, I have Gnome but no internet connection, and I can't just follow the gnome guidebook now since I have stepped outside the box in too many directions. |
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penguinlnx
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 5:57 am Post subject: |
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I have decided to reboot from the CD, chroot over and try some re-emerging.
For a first step, I have set the USE flags in /etc/make.conf to include both 'hal' & 'howl'
I am now re-emerging: | Code: | | emerge --emptytree system |
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psylence
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 6:19 am Post subject: |
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| Make sure you have howl as ~x86 in your package.keywords if you really want it ... The stable version doesn't compile, there's a bug filed in already... |
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asterix404
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 6:30 am Post subject: |
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| Perhaps the reason your eth0 isn't coming up is due to the fact that you didn't properly set up your install? Also check to see if your kernel is supporting the correct drivers. Also there are some apps that you need if you are useing a DHCP but I can't remember what they are. It is in the gentoo handbook. If you are not sure which driver you need there are a lot of kernel options. I always compile in the generic just in case... what error does it give you if you do /etc/init.d/net.eth0 start? |
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penguinlnx
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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I finished re-emerging --emptytree (90 builds -4 hours later)
/etc/init.d/net.eth0 start returns [!!]
(same as the bootup but the bootup is more verbose. Problem is, it scrolls by too fast to read. There should be a damn pause key on verbose bootups. Perhaps there's a log somewhere.)
I was able to install HALD.
Can't emerge sync because there's no working net connection.
Cant use emerge webrsync either cause there's no source.
I may have to go back to the CD again...?
Gnome seems to work fine, but I can't get another partition on my Hdrive to appear.
I tried editing FSTAB but for some reason it still doesn't show up.
Also, I enabed DMA for my drives in the kernel and from the command prompt,
but on bootup I still get a stupid message that DMA is not turned on.
Help me if you can, Thanks for your time and efforts! |
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penguinlnx
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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Here are the shutdown errors:
| Code: | stopping esound... [!!]
stopping gdm...
error stopping gdm [!!] |
and here are the bootup errors:
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* Warning DMA on your HDrive is turned off. *
* This may slow down the fsck process. *
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Level 3:
Failed to load Lib modules ....nvidia.ko
(red) *APM support has not been compiled into the kernel.
Please remember to set /etc/conf.d/ $ifconfig_eth1.set or $iface_f1
You need to set MOUSEDEV in /etc/conf.d/gdm
Bringing up Eth0 via DHCP.... [!!]
Error: problem starting network services
"netmount' was not started. |
These are the warnings and errors I am getting at the moment.
I think the nvidia kernel module isn't needed because I compiled into the kernel.
I am going to try to drop in from the whatever-file.
(update: that worked. nvidia module uneeded, MOUSE, MOUSEDEV fixed mouse still works)
I have a feeling I still have to re-compile the kernel... |
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penguinlnx
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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while I was waiting, I found this piece in a thread:
It happens to be my EtherNet Card:
| Code: | Just figured that out actually, I think...
3c905C-TX
I believe the full name is 3Com Etherlink 10/100 PCI - 3C905C-TX.
Supposedly another forum thread says that the 3c59x driver is what I need...? Hmm
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There isn't any "alias eth0 3c59x" in my modules.conf file, like I think there should be.
I tried putting 3c59x into /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.4, and running
modules-update.
No good. Now I just get a module 3c59x failed to load (or something) at bootup.
(Not sure why I'd have to load it as a module anyway, since...um I did build it
into the kernel...? Unless I misunderstand things..)
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Hmmmmm...well I just went to vanilla kernel--
internet works now.
I *DID* change one thing in the process.
I took all the other ethernet drivers (other than the one I knew I needed) out
completely and added the one I need as a *module*. 3c59x now shows up in lsmod and
the internet works, hmm.
Not quite sure how I fixed it, but... |
I am going to try compiling the actual drivers for my card into the kernel. the CDlive must have a module containing it...
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UPDATE: Recompiling the kernel with the 3Com driver seems to have done the trick!
Now I just have to solve partition access and a few other items... |
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penguinlnx
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 6:46 pm Post subject: POSTSCRIPT: AWESOME! |
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Wow, my first Stage 1 install!
I'm signing on with my new system:
It ain't perfect, but its better than dating my right hand.... |
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Mr_Smiley
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| Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:23 am Post subject: |
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penguinlnx
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| Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 7:14 am Post subject: A couple of big problems... |
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Portal does not appear on the drop down menu in Gnome. (I have no idea how to get portal/portage up in the GUI.)
SOLVED: See my other thread GNOME & PORTHOLE/Portage HOW TO
I can't read the other partitions on my drive. They don't show up even when I post them in FSTAB.
KEY PROBLEM: I am starting a new thread for this.
No sound. No printer. These are low priority items though.
I am suspicious that the DMA is not working on my hard drive. I see no side effects. But I don't know enough about it.
Semi-solved: HDPARM is now installed on BOOT. I don't know enough yet...
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ekutay
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| Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 7:32 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | I can't read the other partitions on my drive. They don't show up even when I post them in FSTAB.
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what does fdisk -l output?
| Quote: | | I am suspicious that the DMA is not working on my hard drive. I see no side effects. But I don't know enough about it. |
you can enable it if you have hdparm installed and have added it the boot runlevel.
| Code: | emerge hdparm
rc-update add hdparm boot
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Sideeffect of not using DMA is that you are running the harddrive in some speed assumptively not as fast as possible. you can check that after emerging hdparm with
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penguinlnx
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| Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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It turns out I had hdparm installed (compiled?) but not in boot, as that worked from a commandline.
The output from HDPARM is | Code: | /dev/hda:
Model=Maxtor 4W060H4, FwRev=AAH41310, SerialNo=W406QG7C
Config={ Fixed }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=57
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=2048kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
CurCHS=4047/16/255, CurSects=16511760, LBA=yes, LBAsects=120103200
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2
AdvancedPM=yes: disabled (255) WriteCache=enabled
Drive conforms to: ATA/ATAPI-6 T13 1410D revision 0:
* signifies the current active mode |
I am not sure how to interpret this.
APM=yes:disabled. I was getting APM not installed warnings during BOOT as well, but I assume this could be a BIOS setting? Doesn't Linux bypass the BIOS? The drive seems to have UDMA2 currently active...how did it get turned on? |
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ekutay
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| Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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your harddrive supports apm bbut you have no driver in the kernel -> disabled
Add the hdparm script to boot runlevel to enable it.
To get rid of your warnings recompile of the kernel with APM could help
What about the fdisk output?
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penguinlnx
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| Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 10:11 pm Post subject: My Thanks to Everyone who helped me on this: |
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| That was awesome, and several problems were solved in very short order. Thanks again! |
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