Gentoo Stage 1 Installation: Python-related Errors

karurosu · n00b Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 4

I have decided to redo my gentoo installation, and I have ran into some sort of strange problem with python which affects env-update, and portage. I have tried multiple snapshots, syncs, and metadata/tree rebuilds, but they did not help. The errors are the following...

For env-update:

Sven Vermeulen · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:39 am Post subject:

Either you don't have Internet available in which case you're using the snapshots on the universal CD. If that is the case, you shouldn't even try to perform a stage1 since that isn't supported.

If you have an Internet connection, try running emerge --info > emerge-output.log 2>&1 and then upload emerge-output.log somewhere so we can have a look (you can use scp for secure copying) at your environment.

Why are you trying to bootstrap? Stage1 installations are only of interest when you are modifying the bootstrap script itself or attempting to bootstrap a user-defined profile. Does the error also occur with stage3 installations?
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karurosu · n00b Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 4

I most certainly have an internet connection available as I have pinged other servers, downloaded the stage & snapshot files, and synced the portage tree. Why am I doing a Stage 1?, Well, why am I choosing gentoo over other distributions?, To put it short... I like what gentoo offers me which is choice, and I like to explore my options. I did have a stage 3 install before (A small test, couldn't spend time compiling), but now I wish to attempt a stage 1 installation (curiosity, specific-learning/experience, customization, performance, etc.) --- I do not mind long compile times, as I actually like them... strangely.

http://70.35.240.18:8213/emerge-output.log

Just an hour before I attempted the master installation, I installed a pre-mature stage 3 on a small partition to attempt to compile a FS-support kernel module. I did not experience any sort of problem during this installation (The portage tree synched perfectly, and packages could be emerged online).

Karurosu

jmbsvicetto · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:18 pm Post subject:

Hi.

From your description, I think that you should look at the Stage1/3 Guide and or at the JackAss! Project. Just to clarify, those are experienced installation methods that aren't supported by the Gentoo team, but many people, including me, have used them sucessfully. These methods give you the performance benefits of a Stage 1 installation without most of its shortcommings.
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-345229-highlight-stage+1+3.html
http://jackass.homelinux.org/
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Sven Vermeulen · Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 2:31 pm Post subject:

karurosu · n00b Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 4

I have already seen the bug report, and three others on the forums (Two had no solution, One said to rebuild the metadata & check nfs). Immediately... Copy the portage snapshot> chroot> env-update> error... You cannot emerge anything, so I couldn't upgrade python through portage which is the first thing this script goes for.

Karurosu

karurosu · n00b Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 4

Found the problem... I was using LVM2, and this seems to be the root of the problem as I can do a more unified approach (everything on root), and it works. I remember reading an entry on the wiki which said that portage would not work on a separate partition, and since portage is on /usr > /dev/vg/usr, it's technically on another partition which is causing it to have fits. Hopefully this problem will be resolved in the future.

Karurosu