emerge --sync failed?

Nimwa2 · Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:46 pm Post subject: emerge --sync failed?

well i did the mirrorselect and chroot into the new environment

then i did emerge --sync and i get this
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7007/screen01copy4mg.jpg

whats wrong?

Kysen · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 128

Try commenting out (sticking an # infront of the line of text) the server line on your make.conf file. I never had much luck with mirrorselect myself.

Nimwa2 · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:13 am Post subject:

im not really sure what you are saying but when i try to enter the make.conf file the page is just blank? why is this? it wasn't blank when i configured it before.

im very confused right now..

shickapooka800 · Guru Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Posts: 304 Location: no

1) check that whole "make.conf is blank porblem"
see if you accidentally made a make.conf on the livecd's ramdisk filesystem, and/or you forgot to type in the excact path of make.conf (if you not chrooted yet, then it would be /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf, if you are chrooted, then it will be /etc/mak.conf)

2) check to make sure you copied over the /etc/resolv.conf from the livecd, to the new install, at /mnt/gentoo/etc/resolv.conf (as per the handbooks instructions)

it looks like there is a valid url to be sought after, but you are having name server issues (which means /etc/resolv.conf is not there)

Nimwa2 · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:32 am Post subject:

Thank you yes i can open and read the make.conf file as before, I DID copy over the resolv.conf file.. i did exactly like the handbook and it didn't complain but as im looking now I can not find it and i have no idea why it didn't copy it over. Only thing i can see is "resolve.conf" but i guess thats something else..?

so what can i do now? did i mess it up or can this be rescued? :cry:

EDIT::btw i have already chrooted

Kysen · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 128

Move into another terminal by pressing alt+ctrl+f2 that will dump you back into the live cd enviroment now you can type in

Nimwa2 · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:27 am Post subject:

Thanks I will try that When i get home, but is it safe to turn off your machine or something or do i have to complete the installation before turning off.

Kysen · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 26 Nov 2004 Posts: 128

You can turn it off if you like, but you first have to remount your drives including proc and bind and chroot back into the system.

shickapooka800 · Guru Joined: 05 Dec 2004 Posts: 304 Location: no

Nimwa2 · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:33 am Post subject:

heh well i need some sleep and my computer has like 6 fans and a crappy raidmax case which sucks at blocking out noise so i cant really sleep with the beast runing. But i turned it off so I'll just remount and whatnot tomorrow when im going to continue this.

Nimwa2 · Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:21 pm Post subject:

ok i started over and im at the same point.. i think it was because i had chosen an IPv6 link.. BIG LOL

emerge --sync is working now.