Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-25 Thread Jonas Widarsson
Jonas Widarsson wrote: Marius Mauch wrote: On 11/20/03 Jonas Widarsson wrote: My first Gentoo install. CDs downloaded with content: 1.4 20030911 Pentium III. I chose to go for stage1. reference: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml#doc_chap9 everything down to #9 was

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-25 Thread Collins Richey
On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 09:21:36 +0100 Jonas Widarsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Done with most of the system installation process. Worked flawlessly, except I couldn't install lilo to boot correctly, but that's another topic. If I can't work it out by myself (Probably just didn't read the

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure SOLVED

2003-11-25 Thread Jonas Widarsson
Collins Richey wrote: On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 09:21:36 +0100 Jonas Widarsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Done with most of the system installation process. Worked flawlessly, except I couldn't install lilo to boot correctly, but that's another topic. If I can't work it out by myself (Probably just

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-21 Thread Jason A. Pfeil
Heh. I did the same thing...but then it smacked me in the face. He was in the early stages of a stage1 install and then was trying to *upgrade*...but there was nothing to upgrade at that point in time. :-) Some wise person (I think it was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle through Sherlock Holmes) said

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-21 Thread Jason A. Pfeil
Well, I just love gentoo and am willing and able to help those who want to check it out. :-) I'm just glad that I could help you out. Have a great day, Jonas! --Jason On Thu, 2003-11-20 at 16:28, Jonas Widarsson wrote: Jason A. Pfeil wrote: I see the confusion, Jonas. You started from

[gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jonas Widarsson
My first Gentoo install. CDs downloaded with content: 1.4 20030911 Pentium III. I chose to go for stage1. reference: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml#doc_chap9 everything down to #9 was successful. after emerge sync, I was encouraged to update portage. I googled for it and found

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Thursday 20 November 2003 19:14, Jonas Widarsson wrote: checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... /lib/cpp configure: error: C++ preprocessor /lib/cpp fails sanity check !!! ERROR: sys-libs/ncurses-5.3-r2 failed !!! Function econf, Line 324, Exitcode 1 !!! econf failed cdimage / #

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jonas Widarsson
Jason Stubbs wrote: On Thursday 20 November 2003 19:14, Jonas Widarsson wrote: checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... /lib/cpp configure: error: C++ preprocessor /lib/cpp fails sanity check !!! ERROR: sys-libs/ncurses-5.3-r2 failed !!! Function econf, Line 324, Exitcode 1 !!! econf failed

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jonas Widarsson
Just for reference: Dennis Freise wrote: On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 11:46:40 +0100 Jonas Widarsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You mean I should do: emerge -u system again? I have only done it once this far. Yes, please try it :) You cannot harm your system with that, no matter how often you do it

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jonas Widarsson
Jonas Widarsson wrote: Dennis Freise wrote: Yes, please try it :) You cannot harm your system with that, no matter how often you do it (though 2 times throwing the same error would tell me to reconsider :) ). Confirmed. It is a two timer ;) Jonas Widarsson wrote: It doesn't exist... not even

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Thursday 20 November 2003 19:53, Jonas Widarsson wrote: Jason Stubbs wrote: On Thursday 20 November 2003 19:14, Jonas Widarsson wrote: checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... /lib/cpp configure: error: C++ preprocessor /lib/cpp fails sanity check !!! ERROR: sys-libs/ncurses-5.3-r2

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Thursday 20 November 2003 20:11, Jonas Widarsson wrote: Another advice: Make sure to stick ~x86 into ACCEPT_KEYWORDS in /etc/make.conf, this selects the current unstable development tree of gentoo for your system (which runs quite well and gives you by far more recent software-versions) -

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Thursday 20 November 2003 20:17, Jonas Widarsson wrote: Confirmed. It is a two timer ;) If what I said in my other post doesn't work, I'd also suggest finishing the installation (if you can) before trying to update again. Jason -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jonas Widarsson
Jason Stubbs wrote: On Thursday 20 November 2003 19:53, Jonas Widarsson wrote: Jason Stubbs wrote: On Thursday 20 November 2003 19:14, Jonas Widarsson wrote: checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... /lib/cpp configure: error: C++ preprocessor /lib/cpp fails sanity check !!!

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Thursday 20 November 2003 20:33, Jonas Widarsson wrote: I'm not completely sure what emerge does, but I guess: * searches for packages and downloads them and their dependend packages, if they are not available locally or there is an update available on the internet. * compiles, builds and

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jonas Widarsson
Jason Stubbs wrote: On Thursday 20 November 2003 20:33, Jonas Widarsson wrote: I'm not completely sure what emerge does, but I guess: * searches for packages and downloads them and their dependend packages, if they are not available locally or there is an update available on the internet. *

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Thursday 20 November 2003 20:51, Jonas Widarsson wrote: Jason Stubbs wrote: On Thursday 20 November 2003 20:17, Jonas Widarsson wrote: Confirmed. It is a two timer ;) If what I said in my other post doesn't work, I'd also suggest finishing the installation (if you can) before trying to

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Thursday 20 November 2003 21:21, Jonas Widarsson wrote: Interresting though that the library version is ncurses-5.3-r2 In my judgement, r2 means it is some kind of not yet stable version. -r2 simply means revision 2. That is a gentoo tag on the end of the package version. I'm using -r4

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jonas Widarsson
Jason Stubbs wrote: On Thursday 20 November 2003 20:51, Jonas Widarsson wrote: Jason Stubbs wrote: On Thursday 20 November 2003 20:17, Jonas Widarsson wrote: Confirmed. It is a two timer ;) If what I said in my other post doesn't work, I'd also suggest finishing the

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jason A. Pfeil
Hold the phone a minute. I think that we are all looking past the problem. This problem occurred *during* installation. Installation was not finished, so there is no system to *upgrade*. The system was not installed yet...so I believe that the correct step would be to run emerge -p

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jonas Widarsson
OOOh! Interresting. What you suggest is actually in the installation guide here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml#doc_chap12 But if what you are suggesting is the solution, it tells me there is a bug in the guide. Because when emerge sync is done, the system suggests I should

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jason A. Pfeil
I see the confusion, Jonas. You started from stage 1 but the directions you followed at this step were for installing from stage 2: quote from=http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml#doc_chap12; The stage2 tarball already has the bootstrapping done for you. All that you have to do is

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Marius Mauch
On 11/20/03 Jonas Widarsson wrote: My first Gentoo install. CDs downloaded with content: 1.4 20030911 Pentium III. I chose to go for stage1. reference: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml#doc_chap9 everything down to #9 was successful. after emerge sync, I was

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jonas Widarsson
Jason A. Pfeil wrote: I see the confusion, Jonas. You started from stage 1 but the directions you followed at this step were for installing from stage 2: quote from=http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml#doc_chap12; The stage2 tarball already has the bootstrapping done for you. All

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jonas Widarsson
Marius Mauch wrote: On 11/20/03 Jonas Widarsson wrote: My first Gentoo install. CDs downloaded with content: 1.4 20030911 Pentium III. I chose to go for stage1. reference: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml#doc_chap9 everything down to #9 was successful. after emerge sync, I

Re: [gentoo-user] emerge -u system faliure

2003-11-20 Thread Jason Stubbs
On Thursday 20 November 2003 23:58, Jason A. Pfeil wrote: Hold the phone a minute. I think that we are all looking past the problem. This problem occurred *during* installation. Installation was not finished, so there is no system to *upgrade*. The system was not installed