[lfs-support] LFS-7.4-rc1 is released
The Linux From Scratch community is pleased to announce the release of LFS Version 7.4-rc1. This is the first release candidate on the road to LFS-7.4. It is a major release with toolchain updates to binutils, glibc, and gcc. In total, 32 packages were updated from LFS-7.3 and changes to bootscripts and text have been made throughout the book. We encourage all users to read through this release of the book and test the instructions so that we can make the final release as good as possible. You can read the book online at http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/7.4-rc1/, or download from http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/downloads/7.4-rc1/ to read locally. -- Bruce Dubbs linuxfromscratch.org -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
[lfs-support] Newbie
Hello all, 1. I just saw the LFS site and would like to try it but can't see the section that says how to download the source file packages ready to work through the programme. 2. I'd also like to know which LIVE CD/DVD you can recommend to use as a base that satisfies all the criteria from the script on the host requirements page (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/prologue/hostreqs.html) as all the distro's I've chosen (major ones like Kubuntu, CentOS, Gentoo, etc) all fail on one or more element. Some of them fail on BISON while others on GCC, a package I suspect to be rather important in this endeavour. 3. I recently bought a new computer with no OS on it just for installing Linux on it and learning more about it so LFS seemed to be ideal. It's a new platform with UEFI instead of the older BIOS a 3TB HDD. I read that on drives like this, the old fdisk tool is insufficient but the only instructions I've seen in the manual are for the older, fdisk programme. I read something about needing to install a FAT32 partition at the start or something like that but wasn't sure if this was right or not as I know that FS is quite different to any *nix based filesystems. I realise there are a few different points here but would appreciate some help on this to get me started. Thanks in advance. IM. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
[lfs-support] Newbie
Hello all, 1. I just saw the LFS site and would like to try it but can't see the section that says how to download the source file packages ready to work through the programme. 2. I'd also like to know which LIVE CD/DVD you can recommend to use as a base that satisfies all the criteria from the script on the host requirements page (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/prologue/hostreqs.html) as all the distro's I've chosen (major ones like Kubuntu, CentOS, Gentoo, etc) all fail on one or more element. Some of them fail on BISON while others on GCC, a package I suspect to be rather important in this endeavour. 3. I recently bought a new computer with no OS on it just for installing Linux on it and learning more about it so LFS seemed to be ideal. It's a new platform with UEFI instead of the older BIOS a 3TB HDD. I read that on drives like this, the old fdisk tool is insufficient but the only instructions I've seen in the manual are for the older, fdisk programme. I read something about needing to install a FAT32 partition at the start or something like that but wasn't sure if this was right or not as I know that FS is quite different to any *nix based filesystems (http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/gdisk.html) I realise there are a few different points here but would appreciate some help on this to get me started. Thanks in advance. IM. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: [lfs-support] Newbie
inquiring.m...@hushmail.com wrote: Hello all, 1. I just saw the LFS site and would like to try it but can't see the section that says how to download the source file packages ready to work through the programme. 2. I'd also like to know which LIVE CD/DVD you can recommend to use as a base that satisfies all the criteria from the script on the host requirements page (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/prologue/hostreqs.html) as all the distro's I've chosen (major ones like Kubuntu, CentOS, Gentoo, etc) all fail on one or more element. Some of them fail on BISON while others on GCC, a package I suspect to be rather important in this endeavour. Any of those should be OK, but you will need to update them by adding a few packages. The procedures you use depend on which is used. 3. I recently bought a new computer with no OS on it just for installing Linux on it and learning more about it so LFS seemed to be ideal. It's a new platform with UEFI instead of the older BIOS a 3TB HDD. I read that on drives like this, the old fdisk tool is insufficient but the only instructions I've seen in the manual are for the older, fdisk programme. I read something about needing to install a FAT32 partition at the start or something like that but wasn't sure if this was right or not as I know that FS is quite different to any *nix based filesystems. You will need to install a GPT partition table. The distros above should do that for you. Just make sure to leave room for LFS. Generally a build partition of 10G is plenty. Personally, I'd keep the *buntu, RH, etc partition small. 10G is fine for them too. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: [lfs-support] Newbie
From: inquiring.m...@hushmail.com inquiring.m...@hushmail.com To: lfs-support@linuxfromscratch.org Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 1:46 PM Subject: [lfs-support] Newbie Hello all, 1. I just saw the LFS site and would like to try it but can't see the section that says how to download the source file packages ready to work through the programme. 2. I'd also like to know which LIVE CD/DVD you can recommend to use as a base that satisfies all the criteria from the script on the host requirements page (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/prologue/hostreqs.html) as all the distro's I've chosen (major ones like Kubuntu, CentOS, Gentoo, etc) all fail on one or more element. Some of them fail on BISON while others on GCC, a package I suspect to be rather important in this endeavour. 3. I recently bought a new computer with no OS on it just for installing Linux on it and learning more about it so LFS seemed to be ideal. It's a new platform with UEFI instead of the older BIOS a 3TB HDD. I read that on drives like this, the old fdisk tool is insufficient but the only instructions I've seen in the manual are for the older, fdisk programme. I read something about needing to install a FAT32 partition at the start or something like that but wasn't sure if this was right or not as I know that FS is quite different to any *nix based filesystems. I realise there are a few different points here but would appreciate some help on this to get me started. Thanks in advance. IM. Any distribution will do. Use unetbootin and put the image on a usb drive allowing space to save your work Then add any packages you may need to meet the host requirements. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page-- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: [lfs-support] Newbie
On Aug 16, 2013, at 1:46 PM, inquiring.m...@hushmail.com wrote: Hello all, 1. I just saw the LFS site and would like to try it but can't see the section that says how to download the source file packages ready to work through the programme. 2. I'd also like to know which LIVE CD/DVD you can recommend to use as a base that satisfies all the criteria from the script on the host requirements page (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/prologue/hostreqs.html ) as all the distro's I've chosen (major ones like Kubuntu, CentOS, Gentoo, etc) all fail on one or more element. Some of them fail on BISON while others on GCC, a package I suspect to be rather important in this endeavour. 3. I recently bought a new computer with no OS on it just for installing Linux on it and learning more about it so LFS seemed to be ideal. It's a new platform with UEFI instead of the older BIOS a 3TB HDD. I read that on drives like this, the old fdisk tool is insufficient but the only instructions I've seen in the manual are for the older, fdisk programme. I read something about needing to install a FAT32 partition at the start or something like that but wasn't sure if this was right or not as I know that FS is quite different to any *nix based filesystems. I realise there are a few different points here but would appreciate some help on this to get me started. http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/prologue/prerequisites.html You should know how to download packages. The links are given in the section of the book about packages and patches. For a livecd you can use the one I keep updated http://cross-lfs.org/~kb0iic/livecdupd/ or any other livecd which meets the host system requirements. The host sys reqs page does state that dev packages may need to be installed. There are wikis about configuring bootloaders for EUFI, and if you have the above and patience and don't want quick answers and can search mailing lists and documentation, then you will most likely succeed. LFS has a FAQ, has a mailing list (which is archived by gmane and others to search), do not take the LFS support page and download page and book for granted. Read and comprehend and have fun building LFS. Sincerely, William Harrington -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: [lfs-support] Newbie
On vendredi 16 août 2013 à 19:46:24 (+0100), inquiring.m...@hushmail.com wrote: Hello all, Hi, 1. I just saw the LFS site and would like to try it but can't see the section that says how to download the source file packages ready to work through the programme. LFS is a book. On the website, in section LFS, you can download it or read it on line. Read all the book and you will have a fepter in it which will help you downloading all xou need. But read the whole book (except maybe the changelog). Don't skip anything. To download the packages, everything is explained chap3. 2. I'd also like to know which LIVE CD/DVD you can recommend to use as a base that satisfies all the criteria from the script on the host requirements page (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/prologue/hostreqs.html) as all the distro's I've chosen (major ones like Kubuntu, CentOS, Gentoo, etc) all fail on one or more element. Some of them fail on BISON while others on GCC, a package I suspect to be rather important in this endeavour. I'd say some Debian or Gentoo LiveCD works fine. At the starting of the book, you'll be able to check wether you have host prerequisities and, otherwise, install the needed. Ubuntu seems to cause, sometimes, issues, but maybe things have changed. 3. I recently bought a new computer with no OS on it just for installing Linux on it and learning more about it so LFS seemed to be ideal. It's a new platform with UEFI instead of the older BIOS a 3TB HDD. I read that on drives like this, the old fdisk tool is insufficient but the only instructions I've seen in the manual are for the older, fdisk programme. I read something about needing to install a FAT32 partition at the start or something like that but wasn't sure if this was right or not as I know that FS is quite different to any *nix based filesystems. As far I know, you can toogle, in your bios, between classical and UEFI mode. You should enable classic mode. Your question goes beyond the primary purpose of the project. I don't know. You should read how to install a classical distro such as Debian, Arch or Gentoo on such configurations. As you'll see, lfs doesn't explain topics such as kernel configuration, etc. You should learn more about these stuff before starting such build. I realise there are a few different points here but would appreciate some help on this to get me started. Thanks in advance. IM. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: [lfs-support] Newbie
Hello and welcome. Feel as if at home. On Fri, 16 Aug 2013 19:46:24 +0100 inquiring.m...@hushmail.com wrote: Hello all, 1. I just saw the LFS site and would like to try it but can't see the section that says how to download the source file packages ready to work through the programme. You either have to download them yourself, one at a time, or get yourself a copy of the LFS live CD which has them all in one place. However, I am pretty certain that the LFS live CD has not been maintained for some time and therefore the packages you can find on one will almost certainly be old. 2. I'd also like to know which LIVE CD/DVD you can recommend to use as a base that satisfies all the criteria from the script on the host requirements page (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/prologue/hostreqs.html) as all the distro's I've chosen (major ones like Kubuntu, CentOS, Gentoo, etc) all fail on one or more element. Some of them fail on BISON while others on GCC, a package I suspect to be rather important in this endeavour. As stated above, you can use the LFS live CD although it is rather old. The other alternative is to take a distro which is close to what you need and just add the missing stuff to it. 3. I recently bought a new computer with no OS on it just for installing Linux on it and learning more about it so LFS seemed to be ideal. It's a new platform with UEFI instead of the older BIOS a 3TB HDD. I read that on drives like this, the old fdisk tool is insufficient but the only instructions I've seen in the manual are for the older, fdisk programme. I read something about needing to install a FAT32 partition at the start or something like that but wasn't sure if this was right or not as I know that FS is quite different to any *nix based filesystems. The fdisk manual page states that fdisk was, in fact, not designed for big partitions. It further states that one should use the more advanced GNU parted for such disks. Therefore, use parted. And I'm pretty sure you can ignore that FAT32 at the start part. -- You don't need an AI for a robot uprising. Humans will do just fine. signature.asc Description: PGP signature -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: [lfs-support] Newbie
On Aug 16, 2013, at 3:09 PM, Aleksandar Kuktin wrote: As stated above, you can use the LFS live CD although it is rather old. Can't build current LFS with LFS 6.3 livecd. That's why I've updated it. But that will soon come to an end with gcc-4.8.x targets. the 6.3 livecd uses gcc 4.1.2 which has no Wno-narrowing and another variable which causes issues when cross compiling. I'd need to update the livecd to at least gcc 4.4 or 4.5 to get rid of it, not a problem, just letting you know. A new LFS livecd needs to be available, or get rid of it and have a wiki for people to look toward to hosts that work wtih LFS and the commands required to get them to the point if they don't meet the host system requirements. Sincerely, William Harrington-- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: [lfs-support] Newbie
Jean-Philippe MENGUAL wrote: As far I know, you can toogle, in your bios, between classical and UEFI mode. You should enable classic mode. Not with a 3T drive. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: [blfs-support] Need help with libass install
On Aug 16, 2013, at 3:25 PM, Dave Wagler wrote: I just can't figure out how to write the configure command to suppress this check. Thanks for any help. Libass isn't in BLFS. Where did you get libass? Maybe you need to install fribidi! Sincerely, William Harrington-- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
Re: [lfs-support] Newbie
Aleksandar Kuktin wrote: Hello and welcome. Feel as if at home. On Fri, 16 Aug 2013 19:46:24 +0100 inquiring.m...@hushmail.com wrote: Hello all, 1. I just saw the LFS site and would like to try it but can't see the section that says how to download the source file packages ready to work through the programme. You either have to download them yourself, one at a time, or get yourself a copy of the LFS live CD which has them all in one place. They are at http://anduin.linuxfromscratch.org/sources/LFS/lfs-packages/ 7.4-rc1 should be there later today. The fdisk manual page states that fdisk was, in fact, not designed for big partitions. It further states that one should use the more advanced GNU parted for such disks. Therefore, use parted. And I'm pretty sure you can ignore that FAT32 at the start part. For a EFI based system it can be a little tricky. Let a distro do it the first time. gdisk is easier to use than parted. No, you don't need a FAT partition, but you do need a small (1 MB) grub partition. Keep ALL boundaries aligned with even MB to avoid possible problems. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
