[lfs-support] bootup sequence

2021-04-19 Thread Brian Hagen
Hello, all:     I am satisfied with the stability of the 9.1. 10.0, and 10.1 LFS releases that I have built. Even so, I would like to take some time to get very familiar with the bootup sequences they have. Ideally, it could be possible to trace the program execution (at some level) from the

[lfs-support] LFS 10.1 bombing at Linux kernel stage

2021-03-11 Thread Brian Hagen
Hello, all     I have been through the LFS 10.1 build twice with the same results. It goes all the way through without apparent flaw until the kernel build at 10.3.1. Then it bombs out with the following: - scripts/extract-cert.c:21:25: fatal error:

[lfs-support] 32-bit build notes

2021-01-29 Thread Brian Hagen
useful comments when I ran into roadblocks with the original builds. I hope that the preceding may be of use to someone. Sincerely, Brian Hagen -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page

[lfs-support] retraction

2021-01-23 Thread Brian Hagen
I had skipped the previous chapter (attr); this caused the problem in the previous message. Brian -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because

[lfs-support] retraction

2021-01-23 Thread Brian Hagen
I had skipped the previous chapter (attr); this caused the problem in the previous message. Brian -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because

[lfs-support] stopping point in LFS 10.0 at section 8.23

2021-01-23 Thread Brian Hagen
    In an LFS 10.0 build, I was at section 8.23, which compiles the Acl-2.2.53 package. During the first step, (./configure), it reached the point listed as "checking for getxattr in -lattr... no". Then it halted with the message "FATAL ERROR: could not find a valid Extended Attributes library.

[lfs-support] "Thank you" comments for LFS 9.1

2021-01-10 Thread Brian Hagen
Hello:     With the use of some comments and advice from mailing list members Ken Moffat and Bruce Dubbs, et. al., I was able to complete a full build of LFS 9.1 that has a working grub.cfg and eth0 functions. This time, I took an extra chance of using the BLFS features at the very end to add

Re: [lfs-support] first boot on 9.1

2020-12-31 Thread Brian Hagen
Hello,     Re the comments from Ken and Bruce, first, thank you for them. I will quote here from LFS 9.1, section 2.4.1.4 comments on partitioning: === /boot – Highly recommended. Use this partition to store kernels and other booting information. To minimize potential boot

Re: [lfs-support] first boot on 9.1

2020-12-30 Thread Brian Hagen
Thank you, Ken! (Actually, I know that ftp is not safe for anything other than LAN access; I had hoped to be able to use it to import some files from the LAN ...) -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the

[lfs-support] first boot on LFS 9.1

2020-12-29 Thread Brian Hagen
Hello:     After numerous passes to reach the finish line on LFS 9.1, I got a working system installed. The prompt reads "-bash-5.0#". However, the grub installer did not go well. It presents a message "WELCOME TO GRUB!", and then goes nowhere. Only a reboot regains control.     I was able to

[lfs-support] all the way OK until reboot

2020-12-21 Thread Brian Hagen
Hello:     I got all the through LFS 9.1 without a hitch, got ready to boot into the new system, and ... boot failure. Here is what I have: bootup screen: GNU GRUB version 2.04 *GNU/Linux, Linux 5.5.3-lfs-9.1 1) When I select the entry to start the GRUB loader, it reads:

[lfs-support] LFS 9.1 error with 6.30.1, "psmisc"

2020-12-16 Thread Brian Hagen
I have run into a compiling error that I cannot solve so far. The system: Host:    32-bit CPU, 4GB RAM, OS=Ubuntu Studio 18.04, fully updated. LFS distro: 9.1 The status: all A-ok until reaching section 6.30.1, titled "Installation of Psmisc". Failing step starts with "Prepare Psmisc for

[lfs-support] LFS glibc infinite loop

2020-12-08 Thread Brian Hagen
    I have an Ubuntu Studio 18.04 as a host, and an LFS version 9.0 as a guide via HTML. I have reached stage 6.9.1 ("glibc") and despite all efforts to determine the source of this issue, I cannot solve the infinite loop issue of the glibc steps. I have routed the output to a log file and taken

[lfs-support] combination of OS and LFS versions

2020-11-21 Thread Brian Hagen
Hello:     I have gotten most of the way through a build of LFS numerous times, processing and resolving error messages. I have yet to reach the finish line. Most of the time it ends with messages such as "recipe content" or something similar with a resolution that is just beyond me. The closest

[lfs-support] LFS 9.1 sticking point at section 8.3 -- first steps in kernel build

2020-11-15 Thread Brian Hagen
Hello: I have progressed all the way to the kernel-build stage (8.3) in LFS 9.1. All went well to this point. The document states that the first step is to run "make defconfig". It fails with the following message: ---