[gentoo-user] Problem on installing Gnome (gnome-light)

[Stephen Liu]

Hi folks,

I followed "The GNOME Configuration HOWTO"
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gnome-config.xml

installing Gnome.  Steps writen there went though w/o problem until
upto;
Code Listing 2.7: Adding hald and avahi-dnsconfd to the default
runlevel

On running;
# /etc/init.d/hald start

I failed to find "hald" but "hald.sh" instead.  I considered they were
the same "sh-script" and hit [ENTER].  Following was displayed on the
screen;
Shunting down the Logical Volume Manager
Shunting down Logical Volume : /dev/vg/usr
Shunting down Logical Volume : /dev/vg/home
Shunting down Logical Volume : /dev/vg/opt
Shunting down Logical Volume : /dev/vg/var
Shunting down Logical Volume : /dev/vg/tmp
Shunting down Volume Group : vg ...
Finished Shutting down the Logical Volume Manager
Remounting remaining file systems readonly
* End *

Then my nightmare came again.  Some commands can't be found.

Continued
# rc-update add hald default
... file not found
# rc-update add hald.sh default
... file not found

Then I ran
# vgchange -a y
.... something locked (sorry I can't recall exactly)

I can't proceed further and ran;
# shutdown -r now
text scrolling started ending at - blinking.

Pressed "reset" to restart Gentoo.  On booting there was no
error/complaint displayed.  Gentoo started with login prompted up
properly.

Login
# startx
X window started.


Please advise;
1)
Do I need to reinstall Gnome?
(remark: installed "gnome-light")

If YES how to remove Gnome, the unfinished package?


2)
How to overcome the problem mentioned?  I must run the command line in
question on 2nd installation of Gnome.


Furthermore I forgot mentioning on running;
# rc-update del famd default
(Code Listing 2.6: Switching to gamin)
fam can't be found.


TIA


B.R.
SL
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