LFS - first time use

2006-01-26 Thread boovarahan boovarahan
Hi All! I am a non techie and I tried to create my own LFS system but ended in despair a couple of times. Still now I have not succeeded in my attempt, but in the process I am progressing day by day. As on date (26-01-2005) , I am now installing the kernel (chapter 8.3). Hope it will proceed

2.6.12 kernel on build host

2006-01-26 Thread Niki Kovacs
Hi, From the Stable LFS Errata: Compiling gcc-3.4.3 while running a 2.6.12 or later kernel will result in testsuite failures due to a new kernel feature. Use the patch located here... I'm new to LFS (though not new to LFS, see introduction yesterday). I'm currently preparing my build host.

Re: Fw: ch7.2 lfs-bootscripts

2006-01-26 Thread Matt Darcy
mrdaniel wrote: any idea and what can or shall i do ? FBBG what's that FBBG btw i tried to untar but that tar did not worked also su did not worked. what do you think has happened. thanks Its time to take stock of the situation. a.) your build is broke b.) your struggling to grasp whats

Re: Fw: ch7.2 lfs-bootscripts

2006-01-26 Thread Shane Shields
Matt Darcy wrote: b.) Use and out of the box distro suck Is that an intentional typo? :) -- Shane Shields Registered LFS Compiler: 7582 To drink the WINE of success you must first seek the sayings of source Anyone sending unwanted advertising e-mail to this address will be charged $25

grub configuration error

2006-01-26 Thread boovarahan boovarahan
Hi ! I tried to install grub and the command root (hd1,6) returns the msg selected disk does not exist. I am using my /dev/hdb7 for lfs. it has the swap partition on partition 1 (/dev/hdb1), and partitions 5,6 are used for other linux system. Please guide me. Boovarahan S --

[OT] LFS humor

2006-01-26 Thread Ilja Honkonen
any idea and what can or shall i do ? ... May I suggest that you either a.) start again from scratch paying attention to the text of the book, ... or b.) Use and out of the box distro suck as Debian, Suse, Redhat, Fedora, ... Lol. One typo, placed where it matters most, what were the odds?

Re: grub configuration error

2006-01-26 Thread Alan Lord
boovarahan boovarahan wrote: Hi ! I tried to install grub and the command root (hd1,6) returns the msg selected disk does not exist. I am using my /dev/hdb7 for lfs. it has the swap partition on partition 1 (/dev/hdb1), and partitions 5,6 are used for other linux system. Please guide me.

/mnt/lfs entry in /etc/fstab?

2006-01-26 Thread Niki Kovacs
Hi, I just got my build and LFS environment OK. For the moment I try to keep things simple, so there's one big /dev/hda6 partition formatted in ext2. I put $LFS in .bashrc so that it is always set. (Whenever I have some spare time, I reboot on my LFS partition and work on it for a bit.) To get

Re: /mnt/lfs entry in /etc/fstab?

2006-01-26 Thread Matt Darcy
I boot into my LFS host distro (Slack 10.2). Warning - Slackware 10 has problems acting as a build host. For your first build you may want to consider a better host distro /dev/hda6/mnt/lfsext2 defaults* * Question: what shall I put in place of the asterisks?

Re: /mnt/lfs entry in /etc/fstab?

2006-01-26 Thread Niki Kovacs
Le Jeudi 26 Janvier 2006 11:41, Matt Darcy a écrit : Warning - Slackware 10 has problems acting as a build host. For your first build you may want to consider a better host distro Humm. I spent the best part of the morning installing a comfortable build host. Anybody on the list tried to build

Partly succesful attempt

2006-01-26 Thread boovarahan boovarahan
Hi ! At last, I have installed my first PARTLY SUCCESSFUL LFS system . Partly successful because I could not login int the system and use it. When I boot the system I get the following error messages:

Re: Partly succesful attempt

2006-01-26 Thread Rainer Peter Feller
On Thu, 2006-01-26 at 18:51 +0530, boovarahan boovarahan wrote: Hi ! At last, I have installed my first PARTLY SUCCESSFUL LFS system . gratulation Partly successful because I could not login int the system and use it. When I boot the system I get the following error messages:

Re: proftpd?

2006-01-26 Thread William Harrington
On Jan 25, 2006, at 11:00 PM, Tom wrote: I just installed proftpd and I cant login? Im using shadow didnt install pam does this need pam? I dont understand why? Do you view your logs? Sincerely, William -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ:

Re: 2.6.12 kernel on build host

2006-01-26 Thread Dan Nicholson
On 1/26/06, Niki Kovacs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: b) use the patch ??? Sorry, this should have more information. When you get to gcc in Ch. 6, apply that patch. If you try to run the testsuite you'll get a lot of errors. In addition, the gcc for your final system will not be able to use a

Re: Partly succesful attempt

2006-01-26 Thread thorsten
I forgot: to test for the loopback device within the kernel, do: cat /boot/config-[YOUR KERNEL CONFIG FILE] | grep CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP should give you CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y if not, compile a new kernel, with loopback enabled Thorsten --

Re: /mnt/lfs entry in /etc/fstab?

2006-01-26 Thread Dan Nicholson
On 1/26/06, Matt Darcy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I boot into my LFS host distro (Slack 10.2). Warning - Slackware 10 has problems acting as a build host. For your first build you may want to consider a better host distro He's using Slack 10.2. Why is that a problem? I've never heard this

Re: Partly succesful attempt

2006-01-26 Thread thorsten
thorsten wrote: I forgot: to test for the loopback device within the kernel, do: cat /boot/config-[YOUR KERNEL CONFIG FILE] | grep CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP should give you CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y if not, compile a new kernel, with loopback enabled Thorsten Sorry, I should read before I

Re: /mnt/lfs entry in /etc/fstab?

2006-01-26 Thread Niki Kovacs
Quoting Dan Nicholson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Warning - Slackware 10 has problems acting as a build host. For your first build you may want to consider a better host distro He's using Slack 10.2. Why is that a problem? I've never heard this before. Well, although I really like Slack 10.2

Re: proftpd?

2006-01-26 Thread Tom
theres nothing in the logs.. At 09:06 AM 1/26/2006, you wrote: On Jan 25, 2006, at 11:00 PM, Tom wrote: I just installed proftpd and I cant login? Im using shadow didnt install pam does this need pam? I dont understand why? Do you view your logs? Sincerely, William --

Re: /mnt/lfs entry in /etc/fstab?

2006-01-26 Thread Dan Nicholson
On 1/26/06, Luca Dionisi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Dan Nicholson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Well, although I really like Slack 10.2 as an everyday distro, I'm not particularly anal about using it as a host system. After reading various IMHO, you can have a try using your Slack as a host

Re: /mnt/lfs entry in /etc/fstab?

2006-01-26 Thread Clemens Haupt
On Thursday 26 January 2006 11:34, you wrote: I just got my build and LFS environment OK. For the moment I try to keep things simple, so there's one big /dev/hda6 partition formatted in ext2. I put $LFS in .bashrc so that it is always set. (Whenever I have some spare time, I reboot on my LFS

Re: /mnt/lfs entry in /etc/fstab?

2006-01-26 Thread Clemens Haupt
On Thursday 26 January 2006 12:27, you wrote: Le Jeudi 26 Janvier 2006 11:41, Matt Darcy a écrit : Warning - Slackware 10 has problems acting as a build host. For your first build you may want to consider a better host distro Humm. I spent the best part of the morning installing a comfortable

how to build a lfs release

2006-01-26 Thread sanool
when i finish the lfs install. i want to burn all the software into cd and then i can install the linux system just from this cd. how can i do ? can any one help me? -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the

Minimal specs for LiveCD?

2006-01-26 Thread Niki Kovacs
Hi, The subject says it all. What are the minimal requirements for using the LiveCD? (I only have dialup, so I have to drive to a friend's home to download it on his fast connection and burn it on CD) Besides my three working machines (three Pentium IV PCs, one of them a laptop, all running

Re: Minimal specs for LiveCD?

2006-01-26 Thread IraqiGeek
On Friday, January 27, 2006 7:01 AM GMT, Niki Kovacs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, The subject says it all. What are the minimal requirements for using the LiveCD? (I only have dialup, so I have to drive to a friend's home to download it on his fast connection and burn it on CD) Besides my