[Sussex] Gentoo Network Problems

[Stephen Williams]

On Sat, 2005-08-20 at 13:01 +0100, John D. wrote:
> 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".

Personally I always ensure that I have a resolv.conf entry pointing to
my internet gateway. The internet gateway then redirects nameserver
requests to the ISP's name server as set by DHCP when you establish your
broadband connection.

Steve.

> 
> 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.
> 
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