Thanks for the heads up!!! I now have gentoo installed although my network and X still aren't working. So from this point I'm going to check my the Desktop configuration guide and see what I can find there...I think it will help with X although I doubt it will help with the network. Thanks again, Cleve
At 12:58 PM 7/6/2003, you wrote: >Cleave: > >If you would like to use a utility for USE flags try an application called >"ufed". This application is usefull not only because it describes the >flags at the console but also creates flags that you would not normally >think about. For instance, if I were to build samba and did not want >support for LDAP, I would think that by not adding the LDAP flag would be >sufficient. However, that is not the case. I would have to add an -LDAP >flag otherwise I would run into a great deal of trouble authenticating >samba users in the regular fashion. The first time I tried I could not get >samba to authenticate the first time I used Gentoo. I think I got some >errors in the logs about no LDAP server and that was my hint look into the >makefiles. > >Anyway, the gentoo manual clearly states that you should use the flags >just as described, however, there quite a bit of them and this utility is >quite handy to look up spelling, availability, description, etc. > >Good luck in you Gentoo Journey, ever since John Hebert recommendation I >have not used anything else. I run it on one Mac and two PCs > >take care, > >Alvaro Zuniga > > > > got it......did it and moving right along. > > I'm embarrassed to say that I tried installing twice from a stage3 > > install yesterday and screwed it up by tinkering too much with the > > make.conf and some other things. > > Trying again today by just going with most of the defaults and once I'm > > successful then I'll trash it and start digging deeper. > > > > I would like to eventually strip everything out except what I absolutely > > want from a stage1 starting point. > > > > thanks again for the help Scott, > > Cleve > > > > > > At 10:39 AM 7/6/2003, you wrote: > >>Cleve Allison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> > >> > I am installing gentoo on a Pentium II 400mHz system. > >> > In the /etc/make.conf file......should I use: > >> > > >> > CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu" > >> > >>Use this one for a PII ^^^. > >> > >> > > >> > or > >> > > >> > CHOST="i586-pc-linux-gnu" > >> > > >> > anyone have suggestions? I think that a Pentium II is at the same > >> level as a Pentium Pro but not certain. > >> > Searched the web and came up with sites that said that they were the > >> same and other sites that said that they were different. > >> > > >> > TIA > >> > Cleve > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > General mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > >>-- > >>Scott Harney<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>"...and one script to rule them all." > >>gpg key fingerprint=7125 0BD3 8EC4 08D7 321D CEE9 F024 7DA6 0BC7 94E5 > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>General mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > >_______________________________________________ >General mailing list >[email protected] >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
