Re: [lfs-support] Booting LFS

2012-10-15 Thread Garrett Gaston
I know it's unusual for it to be hda rather than sda but it is hda. It's very strange, the first time I did LFS on the same computer it was sda until it came to the boot grub.cfg file, then it wouldn't boot unless I referenced it as hda even though the entire rest of the project sda sufficed. N

Re: [lfs-support] Booting LFS

2012-10-15 Thread Garrett Gaston
hda1. I set the first part to hd0,1 and further down o the configuration file I set it to hda1 as well. > Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:19:10 -0500 > From: bruce.du...@gmail.com > To: lfs-support@linuxfromscratch.org > Subject: Re: [lfs-support] Booting LFS > > Garrett Gaston wro

[lfs-support] Booting LFS

2012-10-15 Thread Garrett Gaston
I just completed the LFS project but I'M having trouble loading up. autorun DONE [ 1.9945e0] CFS: Cannot open root device "hda1" or unknown-block(0,0): error -6 [ 1.994633] Pleaes append a correct "root=" boot option; here are the available partitions: [1.994732] Kernel panic - not synci

[lfs-support] Chapter 8.4 Using Grub

2012-10-15 Thread Garrett Gaston
xorriso : FAILURE : Drive address '/dev/cdrw' rejected because: not existing and -drive_class 'risky' '/dev' xorriso : HINT : If the address is a legitimate address for a new regular file, prepend "stdio:" xorriso : FAILURE : -as cdrecord: Job could not be performed properly. xorriso : aborting

[lfs-support] bash 6.33

2012-10-11 Thread Garrett Gaston
I ran my script( http://pastebin.com/95jDZ7ds ) for chapter 6.33 Bash-4.2 and the prompt ended up just being bash and thus never seeing my FLAG file or GOOD being echoed to the screen. Was my script still successful? I'M thinking that it was and that it just entered bash as part of the last lin

Re: [lfs-support] 6.14 disregard

2012-10-10 Thread Garrett Gaston
From: garret...@hotmail.com To: lfs-support@linuxfromscratch.org Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:29:40 -0500 Subject: [lfs-support] 6.14 on page http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter06/gmp.html I'M not sure if the processor is 64 bit capable or not. And what should I do with t

[lfs-support] 6.14

2012-10-10 Thread Garrett Gaston
on page http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter06/gmp.html I'M not sure if the processor is 64 bit capable or not. And what should I do with the command "ABI=32 ./configure ..."? Does that command really end with three dots or are they placeholders for something else?

Re: [lfs-support] chapter 6.2

2012-10-10 Thread Garrett Gaston
I got it. Each time a reboot the LFS box I'M having to run all the commands on page http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter06/kernfs.html -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/

Re: [lfs-support] chapter 6.2 bruce

2012-10-10 Thread Garrett Gaston
I did run "mount -v -t ext4 /dev/hda1 $LFS" -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page

[lfs-support] chapter 6.2

2012-10-09 Thread Garrett Gaston
On page http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter06/kernfs.html the command mount -v --bind /dev $LFS/dev is returning "mount: mount point /mnt/lfs/dev does not exist". I take it that something changed while I was working on the project, I mean after shutdown the LFS machine and

[lfs-support] chroot script

2012-10-04 Thread Garrett Gaston
I've written the script below for starting the exiting the chroot environment for starting and stopping the LFS project. I'M concerned about the logout and umount commands. I need the script to do all the unmounts upon exiting or logging out. I'M afraid what I've written here will simply chroot

[lfs-support] vi for chapter 6

2012-10-03 Thread Garrett Gaston
Last time I did the LFS project I had to write all my scripts for chapter 6 from another shell from the host system. This time around I'd like to go ahead and be able t write my chapter 6 scripts from within the chroot environment. I'M currently in chapter 5, should I be installing vi now or wh

Re: [lfs-support] glibc baho-utot

2012-09-27 Thread Garrett Gaston
Thanks. Do you happen to know exactly what chapter/page of LFS that this symlink is created? Thanks. Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:05:01 -0400 From: baho-u...@columbus.rr.com To: lfs-support@linuxfromscratch.org Subject: Re: [lfs-support] glibc On 09/27/2012 06:40 PM, Garrett

[lfs-support] glibc

2012-09-27 Thread Garrett Gaston
I got the following for gclibc, any ideas? make[1]: Leaving directory `/mnt/lfs/sources/Chapter-5/5.7._Glibc-2.16.0/glibc-2.16.0' /mnt/lfs/tools/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-lfs-linux-gnu/4.7.1/../../../../i686-lfs-linux-gnu/bin/ld: cannot find crt1.o: No such file or directory /mnt/lfs/tools/bin/../lib/

Re: [lfs-support] Host Distribution

2012-09-24 Thread Garrett Gaston
I recently completed the LFS project and I successfully used Debian as my host system. Don't remember where but I did find a Debian, one CD or maybe it was a DVD I don't remember, install disk. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support F

Re: [lfs-support] Chapter 2.3 Ken Moffat Ken

2012-09-24 Thread Garrett Gaston
I do understand that swap can be used by all linux systems on the machine, my questions was on the importance of initialzing it and and the errors I was getting from enter the given LFS commands. I also understand that thing change over time, I was well aware that HDs use to be refered to as hd

Re: [lfs-support] Chapter 2.3 berzerkula

2012-09-24 Thread Garrett Gaston
After creating your partitions, did your system update the block devices available? Sorry, I don't know what that means. The host portition in this case is my previous build of LFS. The computers has been restarted many time since I set up the partitions. --

[lfs-support] Chapter 2.3

2012-09-24 Thread Garrett Gaston
On chapter 2.3. Creating a File System I'M told to issue the command "mkswap /dev/ for initialization purposes. The thing is I created and set up my three partitions before starting LFS. sda1 will be my LFS, sda2 is swap, and sda3 is my host system. So how important is this command because when

[lfs-support] make modules_install

2012-09-03 Thread Garrett Gaston
Here on chapter 8.3 the command make modules_install is giving me the following warning upon completion. Warning: you may need to install module-init-tools -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org

Re: [lfs-support] booting LFS

2012-09-02 Thread Garrett Gaston
sda1 is the LFS system sda2 is the swap partition sda3 is the host Debian system Debian grub.cfg http://pastebin.com/s7avRXM1 LFS grub.cfg http://pastebin.com/Pmw1KQVG -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linu

Re: [lfs-support] booting LFS

2012-09-02 Thread Garrett Gaston
I haven't yet fixed Debian's boot process but I tried to fix the LFS boot loader, I edited files via ssh as usual, I just had to download and burn a boot cd to get it up and running. I got a little progress in that now LFS is trying to start but I'M getting a couple of errors. 2.033750] VFS

[lfs-support] booting LFS

2012-09-02 Thread Garrett Gaston
I finished LFS but it will not boot. When powering on the computer I get a boot screen showing one option, "GNU/Linux, Linux 3.2.6-lfs-7.1". When selected with ENTER I get "Press any key to continue", then it goes back to the same boot screen with the same option. Any ideas.

Re: [lfs-support] chapter 8.4 using grub

2012-08-31 Thread Garrett Gaston
Thanks http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/multimedia/libisoburn.html Does the above package need to me installed on the host or LFS system? -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/f

[lfs-support] chapter 8.4 using grub

2012-08-31 Thread Garrett Gaston
According to the LFS book I'M done but when I rebooted the computer my host Debian system is the only thing starting up or listed in the boot window. I noticed LFS also gave a link on page 8.4 "xorriso", that is required for running the commands on the using grub page, that link is broken. This

[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] 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

[lfs-support] I think I'M done with ch 6

2012-08-29 Thread Garrett Gaston
I think I'M not with chapter 6 unless I need to do the stripping http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter06/strippingagain.html Apart from that all I see left is that I need to modify the go-lfs script to the new one given on the last page of chapter 6 http://www.linuxfromscratc

Re: [lfs-support] chapter-6_bash

2012-08-28 Thread Garrett Gaston
Below is what I'M getting: if test "bash" = "gettext-tools"; then \ /bin/sh /sources/Chapter-6/6.31._Bash-4.2/bash-4.2/./support/mkinstalldirs /usr/share/gettext/po; \ for file in Makefile.in.in remove-potcdate.sin quot.sed boldquot.sed en@quot.header en@boldquot.header insert-header.sin Rul

[lfs-support] chapter-6_bash

2012-08-28 Thread Garrett Gaston
I placed all the commands for chapter-6, bash into a script and then executed it. A the bottom of the page all I see is make[1]: Leaving directory `/sources/Chapter-6/6.31._bash-4.2/po' at the bottom of the page with no prompt in sight. Does this look and sound right? Is it likely still running

[lfs-support] gcc_Chapter-6

2012-08-24 Thread Garrett Gaston
Below is what I got for gcc on chapter 6. I placed all the commands from http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter06/gcc.html in a script using && at the end of each line. Does anyone have any idea which command from that page could have produced the following error? Thanks.

[lfs-support] toolchain - chapter 6

2012-08-21 Thread Garrett Gaston
`/tools/bin/ld' -> `/tools/bin/ld-old'`/tools/i686-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld' -> `/tools/i686-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld-old'mv: cannot stat `/tools/bin/ld-new': No such file or directory The placed all the commands for http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter06/readjusting.html in a bash s

[lfs-support] chapter 6, re-adjusting toolchain

2012-08-19 Thread Garrett Gaston
`/tools/bin/ld' -> `/tools/bin/ld-old'`/tools/i686-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld' -> `/tools/i686-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld-old'mv: cannot stat `/tools/bin/ld-new': No such file or directory This is from some of the fist commands on 6.10, I thought I was following everything, clearly I've missed something. An

[lfs-support] glibc chapter 6

2012-08-19 Thread Garrett Gaston
This is what I got for the make -k check command for glibc on chapter 6 /bootparam.h sysvipc/sys/ipc.h sysvipc/sys/msg.h sysvipc/sys/sem.h sysvipc/sys/shm.h termios/termios.h termios/sys/termios.h termios/sys/ttychars.h time/time.h time/sys/time.h time/sys/timeb.h wcsmbs/wchar.h wctype/wctype.h

Re: [lfs-support] glibc pass 2 chapter-6

2012-08-19 Thread Garrett Gaston
Sorry, what does top post and trim replies mean? > Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 21:40:03 -0500 > From: bruce.du...@gmail.com > To: lfs-support@linuxfromscratch.org > Subject: Re: [lfs-support] glibc pass 2 chapter-6 > > Garrett Gaston wrote: > > > > Sorry, I'M talki

Re: [lfs-support] glibc pass 2 chapter-6

2012-08-18 Thread Garrett Gaston
script commands were finished? > Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:25:44 -0500 > From: bruce.du...@gmail.com > To: lfs-support@linuxfromscratch.org > Subject: Re: [lfs-support] glibc pass 2 chapter-6 > > Garrett Gaston wrote: > > > > I have deviated from the book just a little

[lfs-support] glibc pass 2 chapter-6

2012-08-18 Thread Garrett Gaston
I have deviated from the book just a little. Instead of just typing the commands I'M placing all the commands for each page in a script called bld and running the script. In the script I'M appending each line with && so what each line will not proceed unless the previous line succeeded, in addi

Re: [lfs-support] Bruce my message is awaiting moderator approval

2012-08-18 Thread Garrett Gaston
fromscratch.org > Subject: Re: [lfs-support] my message is awaiting moderator approval > > Garrett Gaston wrote: > > > > I sent an email to lfs-support but it's awaiting moderator approval. > > It had an attachment, I think it was less than 1MB. Any ideas on when

[lfs-support] my message is awaiting moderator approval

2012-08-17 Thread Garrett Gaston
I sent an email to lfs-support but it's awaiting moderator approval. It had an attachment, I think it was less than 1MB. Any ideas on when or if the email will be approved? I really need some help here guys, thanks. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailma

[lfs-support] I post

2012-08-17 Thread Garrett Gaston
I sent and email to the lfs support mail list over an hour ago and it has never appeared in my inbox, is this normal? -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above infor