[Sussex] Gentoo Network Problems

[John D.]

John D. wrote:

> John D. wrote:
>
>> Stephen Williams wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 2005-08-20 at 05:16 +0100, John D. wrote:
>>>  
>>>
>>>> Hi list,
>>>>
>>>> I was following the instructions to do a stage 3 install without a 
>>>> network connection, as I wanted to initially use the binary GRP 
>>>> packages from "disc 2".
>>>>
>>>> The problem is that some of my efforts to get stuff installed from 
>>>> the second disc are throwing up "Temporary loss of name resolution" 
>>>> type errors. Why that should be is a complete mystery. The packages 
>>>> are supposed to be on the disc!
>>>>   
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you're doing an install using the Universal Install CD and 
>>> installing
>>> packages from the packages CD (also known as a GRP install), you 
>>> need to
>>> follow this link on how to set up the 2nd CD:
>>>
>>> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=11#doc_chap2 
>>>
>>>
>>> I suspect The name resolution problem occurs because there are internet
>>> repositories listed in your /etc/make.conf file. Look for something
>>> like:
>>>
>>> GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://
>>>
>>> in your /etc/make.conf file. Comment this line out.
>>>
>>> If you are going to be doing a lot of installing of packages from the
>>> packages disk, you might edit the line beginning:
>>>
>>>
>>> #PKGDIR=${PORTDIR}/packages
>>>
>>> to look like:
>>>
>>> PKGDIR="/mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom/packages"
>>>
>>> So when you run emerge --usepkg, portage should look in these locations
>>> for your binary packages.
>>>
>>> Remember you'll need to mount your CD-ROM first.
>>>
>> Ok Steve I'll go and check that.
>>
>> I was wondering if it was because I was using incorrect "terminology" 
>> i.e. like since they had to change the kde stuff because of kde now 
>> being a "meta" package.
>>
>> Because the system seemed to get gnome from the packages CD fine with 
>> just "emerge --usepkg gnome", plus just doing the stuff as laid down 
>> in the install handbook for "finalising" (gettng firefox and 
>> thunderbird).
>>
>> At the moment, it seems to be getting the kde stuff after I did " 
>> emerge --usepkg kde-base" (all 275 packages worth - phew).
>>
>> I suppose that once I can get the kde, gnome and office stuff, if I 
>> then try to do the update (post checking the make.conf) it will be 
>> coffee time in a mega way as it updated.
>>
>> I'll post back with a progress report.
>
>
> Further to the above, I still can't get too "outside" addresses/URL's. 
> the "GENTOO_MIRRORS" thing that you mentioned isn't present in the 
> /etc/make.conf just the basic universal compile options - the only bit 
> I added was the "MAKEOPTS="-j2" for single processors.
>
> I can ping my other network connections i.e. Clares laptop and the 
> laser printer, but as soon as I try to get anything outside, I just 
> get the "ping: unknown host etc etc" error.
>
> I have my ISPs nameserver listed in the /etc/resolv.conf so I can't 
> see why it won't see any external addresses - I can see the module for 
> my network card listed if I do lsmod, as already mentioned the 
> /etc/resolv.conf and trying ping, so now it seems a big ????? because 
> I should have started the emerge --sync by now, but it won't let me ??

I think I got it i.e. the only common denominator seemed to be the 
/etc/resolv.conf so after deleting it and then re-writing it, the system 
is now doing the "emerge sync".

Still not sure what the problem was, because I double checked for typo's 
etc, and had just followed the handbook instructions.

regards

John D.