Re: [lfs-support] Redoing chapter 6

2012-08-30 Thread Oshadha Gunawardena
I worked.! On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > Oshadha Gunawardena wrote: > > As chroot you are referring to the system setting up at the beginning of > > the chapter 6? > > Please don't top post. > > See > > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter06/str

Re: [lfs-support] LFS Bootup Sequence/etc

2012-08-30 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Baho Utot wrote: > On 08/30/2012 08:41 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: >> Baho Utot wrote: >>> On 08/30/2012 05:28 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: >>> /run was in place so the only thing missing, was it was on the root file >>> system on the ssd, it just was not mounted in tmpfs. >>> >>> Why should that cause an er

Re: [lfs-support] LFS Bootup Sequence/etc

2012-08-30 Thread Baho Utot
On 08/30/2012 08:41 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > Baho Utot wrote: >> On 08/30/2012 05:28 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: >> >> [putolin] >> I found the above because I didn't have the /run line in the fsatb and bad things happened when it was missing...would not get to the login, it would boot bu

Re: [lfs-support] LFS Bootup Sequence/etc

2012-08-30 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Baho Utot wrote: > On 08/30/2012 05:28 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > > [putolin] > >>> I found the above because I didn't have the /run line in the fsatb and >>> bad things happened when it was missing...would not get to the login, >>> it would boot but hang at the "whats on the usb" phase of the bootup

Re: [lfs-support] LFS Bootup Sequence/etc

2012-08-30 Thread Baho Utot
On 08/30/2012 05:28 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: [putolin] >> I found the above because I didn't have the /run line in the fsatb and >> bad things happened when it was missing...would not get to the login, >> it would boot but hang at the "whats on the usb" phase of the bootup. > What can I say. Follo

Re: [lfs-support] Boot message log location

2012-08-30 Thread Ken Moffat
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:30:30PM +, Mikie wrote: > >It's possible you really do have filesystem errors, but that message might > >be provoked by other errors. To begin with, you could try running fsck from > >the host system on the LFS partition(s). > > I can boot a live CD and mount /dev

Re: [lfs-support] ch 8, the kernel

2012-08-30 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Garrett Gaston wrote: > > Near the top of 8.3 there are instructions on configuring the kernel. > I'M confused because these instructions are at the top of the page > well before the kernel has actually been installed. What part of configure -> make -> make install do you not understand? -- Br

[lfs-support] ch 8, the kernel

2012-08-30 Thread Garrett Gaston
Near the top of 8.3 there are instructions on configuring the kernel. I'M confused because these instructions are at the top of the page well before the kernel has actually been installed. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http

Re: [lfs-support] Boot message log location

2012-08-30 Thread Mikie
>It's possible you really do have filesystem errors, but that message might be >provoked by other errors. To begin with, you could try running fsck from the >host system on the LFS partition(s). I can boot a live CD and mount /dev/sda1 (where I built LFS) with no problems. -- http://linuxfroms

Re: [lfs-support] Boot message log location

2012-08-30 Thread Mikie
>Try editing /etc/sysconfig/rc.site and un-commenting >#IPROMPT="yes" # Whether to display the interactive boot prompt The book said rc.site was a optional file. Anything that was optional I omited so I could stay with the basics. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ

Re: [blfs-support] USB wireless problems

2012-08-30 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Armin K. wrote: > On 08/30/2012 10:14 PM, Cliff McDiarmid wrote: >> Hi >> >> I wonder whether one of you can help me with a usb wireless issue? I'm >> running LFS 6.2 and want to connect a wired usb receiver with a Realtek >> 8188SU chip. There is a driver from Realtek which I have compiled and >

Re: [lfs-support] LFS Bootup Sequence/etc

2012-08-30 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Baho Utot wrote: > I have been looking at how the bootup is in LFS. > > Am I correct to assume it goes something like this > > grub-->kernel-->initd < /etc/inittab --> rc S --> run levels? LFS does not use initrd by default. The first program that runs is /sbin/init and that reads /etc/inittab a

Re: [lfs-support] Boot message log location

2012-08-30 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Ken Moffat wrote: > On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 07:05:29PM +, Mikie wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> After completing the 7.1 book thru chapter 9 I reboot but get several fail >> messages. >> >> The last one is fatal and refers to file system errors that must be fixed. >> >> The only option is to press

[lfs-support] LFS Bootup Sequence/etc

2012-08-30 Thread Baho Utot
I have been looking at how the bootup is in LFS. Am I correct to assume it goes something like this grub-->kernel-->initd < /etc/inittab --> rc S --> run levels? When is the getty section run in the above sequence? Also upon looking at the boot scripts I am a bit confused here: cleanfs is supp

Re: [lfs-support] Boot message log location

2012-08-30 Thread Ken Moffat
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 07:05:29PM +, Mikie wrote: > Hello all, > > After completing the 7.1 book thru chapter 9 I reboot but get several fail > messages. > > The last one is fatal and refers to file system errors that must be fixed. > > The only option is to press enter and reboot. > > I

[lfs-support] Boot message log location

2012-08-30 Thread Mikie
Hello all, After completing the 7.1 book thru chapter 9 I reboot but get several fail messages. The last one is fatal and refers to file system errors that must be fixed. The only option is to press enter and reboot. I can't read the boot messages so I need to look thru the log file. I can't

Re: [lfs-support] Run as root ??

2012-08-30 Thread Mikie
>When you chroot using LFS instructions, you *are* root in the target system. Thanks! -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page

Re: [lfs-support] Run as root ??

2012-08-30 Thread Bruce Dubbs
Mikie wrote: > Hello all, > > Certain commands require that I run as root but after chroot'ing sudo is no > longer availible. > > Is there a way to do this? > > OpenSSL in BLFS has this command which must be run as root: > > make MANDIR=/usr/share/man install > install -v -d -m755 /usr/share/doc/o

[lfs-support] Run as root ??

2012-08-30 Thread Mikie
Hello all, Certain commands require that I run as root but after chroot'ing sudo is no longer availible. Is there a way to do this? OpenSSL in BLFS has this command which must be run as root: make MANDIR=/usr/share/man install install -v -d -m755 /usr/share/doc/openssl-1.0.1c cp -v -r doc/{HOW

Re: [lfs-support] Disregard-sorry I think I'M done with ch 6

2012-08-30 Thread Garrett Gaston
From: garret...@hotmail.com To: lfs-support@linuxfromscratch.org Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:43:07 -0500 Subject: [lfs-support] I think I'M done with ch 6 I think I'M not with chapter 6 unless I need to do the stripping http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter06/strippingagain

Re: [lfs-support] Binutils compiling error

2012-08-30 Thread Aydın Demirel
Hi again; Yes, it's true. I don't know why I am extract it there. The problem is solved. Thanks everyone. Regards. 30-08-2012 00:44 tarihinde, Baho Utot yazdı: On 08/29/2012 04:55 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: Aydın Demirel wrote: Hi; 29-08-2012 23:14 tarihinde, Bruce Dubbs yazdı: Aydın Demirel