On 11/03/2013 05:42 PM, Ken Moffat wrote: > On Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 05:16:23PM -0600, Dan McGhee wrote: >> First question, does anyone know if it's even possible to do this in >> chroot? I have never had much luck building BLFS packages in a non X >> situation. Therefore, it's easier for me to build in chroot until Xorg >> is installed. Yes, I can use the host system to get packages and such, >> but it would be more convenient if I could do this in chroot. So >> knowing if this is even possible in chroot is important. What I know >> right now is that I can do anything but get past my router in chroot. >> (I also know that if I try to do this with wlan0 connected to my network >> in the host system, I must reboot my laptop to clear whatever I've done >> because I can't use the connection.) >> > No idea if it is possible, but configuring the network in chroot > sounds *hard*. What's the problem with working out what you want to > build, downloading on the host, and then running your scripts in > chroot ? There's nothing wrong with it and that's what I have done in the past. I just thought I'd try something different this time. Occam's razor again. The simplest solution is more than likely the best. :) > > When you come to boot it, all manner of things can go wrong. > Perhaps what you have done so far isn't sufficient, or maybe it's > just the host's setup interfering with the chroot attempt. If it > was my machine, I'd try to boot at an early stage, and try to fix > any problems (perhaps by going back to chroot) until it did actually > boot with connectivity. After that was working, I'd probably go back > to chroot to build both X and a desktop browser of choice. Again, this is my experience and what I have done. > Actually, if at all possible I'd use a wired network while > building (faster downloads) and when first booting. In my house it is possible. But I don't have a 20 ft cable. :)
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