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On Thu, 15 Oct 2020, Jack wrote: |
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> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:48:01 |
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> From: Jack <ostroffjh@×××××××××××××××××.net> |
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> Reply-To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: tried desktop profile |
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> On 10/15/20 1:28 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote: |
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> [snip...] |
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> > I just found out efi variables are not available on my new system. |
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> > portage is also upset. |
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> > !!! Repository 'x-portage is missing masters attribute in |
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> > '/usr/local/portage/metadata/layout.conf' |
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> > !!! !!! Set 'masters = gentoo' in this file for future compatibility |
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> > I don't know what to do to clear this error. |
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> This sounds like two separate issues. For the second, do exactly what it |
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> says. You need to edit /usr/local/portage/metadata/layout.conf to say |
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> "masters = gentoo". I don't remember doing this on my system, but I do have |
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> an emacs backup of that file without the "gentoo" on that line, so I obviously |
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> made the edit. I wonder if that needs to be added to the handbook. |
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> On the other issue, what do you mean that efi variables are not available? Is |
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> the system purely BIOS? That is certainly possible if it is an older |
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> motherboard. If the system does support UEFI, are you sure it is set in the |
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> BIOS? |
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The uefi isn't set in the bios. I'm not about to alter bios since screen |
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readers don't talk when that's being done. |
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