Hello im sorry if this is the wrong place but please direct me to the right Linux user group in australia to as but :here goes:
I run gentoo and am trying to do my regular emerge from behind tasmanian university fire wall/ auto proxy. Obviously i needed to change my mirrors as my machine was set to Netherlands Mirrors as I have just moved to tasmania. SO> #I changed my /etc/make.conf #and myusr/portage/distfiles/ntlmaps/server.cfg with the 'correct autoproxy info with usr and pwd' [also have same file /etc/ntlmaps] #i did all of this : http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6#doc_chap2 and still no joy. i get errors: [below] i've been here for a week trying with this please any advice would be much appreciated. my system has 50 packages to update and i don't want to break it and its driving me crazy.yes im a newbie of sorts but still... trying hard.sister0 >>> Emerging (1 of 54) app-text/scrollkeeper-dtd-1.0 to / >>> Downloading 'http://ftp.swin.edu.au/gentoo/distfiles/scrollkeeper-omf.dtd' --2008-10-01 03:36:56-- http://ftp.swin.edu.au/gentoo/distfiles/scrollkeeper-omf.dtd Resolving proxy.utas.edu.au... 131.217.6.8, 131.217.6.9, 131.217.6.6, ... Connecting to proxy.utas.edu.au|131.217.6.8|:8080... connected. Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 407 Proxy Authentication Required 2008-10-01 03:36:56 ERROR 407: Proxy Authentication Required. >>> Downloading 'http://scrollkeeper.sourceforge.net/dtds/scrollkeeper-omf-1.0/scrollkeeper-omf.dtd' --2008-10-01 03:36:56-- http://scrollkeeper.sourceforge.net/dtds/scrollkeeper-omf-1.0/scrollkeeper-omf.dtd Resolving proxy.utas.edu.au... 131.217.6.7, 131.217.6.8, 131.217.6.9, ... Connecting to proxy.utas.edu.au|131.217.6.7|:8080... connected. Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 407 Proxy Authentication Required 2008-10-01 03:36:57 ERROR 407: Proxy Authentication Required. !!! Couldn't download 'scrollkeeper-omf.dtd'. Aborting. * Fetch failed for 'app-text/scrollkeeper-dtd-1.0' !!! can't process invalid log file: merge.ERROR _______________________________________________ coders mailing list coders@slug.org.au http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/coders
