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>> >> Ok, looks as though it's time for a manually-installed version of |
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>> >> python to upgrade portage, then a portage-installed python:2.6 to |
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>> >> bootstrap your way towards modernity. |
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>> >> |
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>> >> This is all explained here: |
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>> >> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/portage/doc/manually-fixing-portage.xml |
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>> >> This may also help |
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>> >> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-5578709.html |
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>> > |
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>> > That last one mentioned --nodeps which gave me an idea. I did |
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>> > 'emerge -pv python' then emerged all of the packages listed with |
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>> > --nodeps so portage wouldn't complain. Portage wouldn't work after |
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>> > that until I switched back to python:2.5 with eselect. Then I |
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>> > emerged portage to the latest version (which switched back to |
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>> > python:2.6) and I'm hoping I can make some good progress before I |
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>> > come crying back to you guys again. |
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>> > - Grant |
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>> I just did a 'ls -ltr /var/log/portage' and this thing hasn't been |
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>> updated in over 3 years. Wow. |
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>> - Grant |
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> Honestly, it's not worth trying to update it using portage. Just backup |
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> everything on it and do a re-install. |
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> Trying to update it will be a recursive process, repeated many times |
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> over, including manually building compatible pythons and dealing with |
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> the inevitable issues that arise. Then you still have the X migration |
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> issues to deal with, you still have to deal with openrc, with massive |
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> pam changes in the last 3 years, and who knows what else. |
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> So you will slowly and painfully replace many packages outside of |
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> portage to fix this. A reinstall will do the same thing but with much |
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> less personal pain :-) |
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> If however, you want to do this as a learning exercise then by all means |
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> proceed. You will gain useful knowledge (but I think you already have |
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> that knowledge) |
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I'm crazy so I updated the thing. It was my first-ever Gentoo install |
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and I guess I've got a soft spot for it. Thanks to --nodeps I didn't |
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have to resort to installing anything outside of portage. I'm 99% |
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done but I lost my connection to the machine and now I can't |
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reconnect: |
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# ssh 1.2.3.4 |
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Password: |
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PTY allocation request failed on channel 0 |
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Thanks to you guys: |
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http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/gentoo/user/206090 |
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I'm pretty sure I need to have the following done when someone is |
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onsite tomorrow: |
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mount -t devpts none /dev/pts |
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If that doesn't work I think I'll try rebooting. Is there anything I |
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should make sure I do before I reboot for the first time since taking |
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this on? It will boot into the same 2.6.25-hardened kernel. I've |
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updated all packages except firefox, mesa, and xorg-server I think, |
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but I don't need X working yet. I've updated /etc/fstab. etc-update |
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is done. |
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One thing I'm shaky about is madwifi. I'll still be relying on |
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madwifi-ng and ath0 for network connectivity until I configure a new |
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kernel with ath5k support. I hope it still works after rebooting into |
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all those updated packages. |
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- Grant |
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