On 30/12/2012 10:55, Holger Hoffstaette wrote: > On Sun, 30 Dec 2012 02:06:51 +0000, Matt Harrison wrote: > >> All has gone well except the new version of net-snmp (5.7.2_rc1) refuses > > Current is 5.7.2 final.. > >> * Starting snmpd ... >> pcilib: Cannot open /proc/bus/pci >> pcilib: Cannot find any working access method. >> * start-stop-daemon: failed to start `/usr/sbin/snmpd' >> * Failed to start > > Have you tried to build with USE="-pci" ?
Thanks for the reply Holger, I hadn't seen that 5.7.2 final was available, it was masked for me on x86 and I'm afraid I was rusty enough to not have checked it. That version does allow the pci USE flag and it works like a charm. Thanks for the pointer in the right direction.