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Jason Rhinelander <jason@××××××××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> If I don't have dhcpcd I may well not be able |
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> to emerge it due to the lack of networking capability. |
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Allow me to quote Tom Payne at you: |
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> The system profile is /not/ the same as what's on the installation CD. |
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> ... [dhcpcd]'ll still be on the installation CD so you can install over your |
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broadband connection. |
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So you __will__ be able to emerge it when installing. (!!) |
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Now, if you do need dhcp, and you forget to emerge it while installing |
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before you reboot, and you find yourself on a box without a network |
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connection, I believe the technical term for that is "screwing up" ! |
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And in such an instance, the thing to do is reboot to the liveCD, use |
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dhcpcd to get an ip, set the chroot back up, and emerge dhcpcd. And, |
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mind you, this is only if you screwed up, otherwise you just emerged |
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dhcpcd/dhclient/etc along with syslog and cron and you're all set. |
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Now perhaps it may be prudent to suggest that a line about emerging |
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dhcpcd go in the installation guides alongside the section about |
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installing syslog etc. But there remains no reason for it to be in the |
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system profile. |
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Athul |
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