Re: [gentoo-user] New Installation

On 02/03/2017 11:19 PM, Dale wrote:
> thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote:
>> I've not install Gentoo for some time and have some questions.
>>
>> It is Solid State Disk 1TB
>> I'm using Minimal CD (Bootable USB)
>> Created three partition (I did not create SWAP as I have 16GB or RAM)
>> I used "fdisk" and follow the instruction from:
>> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64/Installation/Disks
>>
>> Though, I'm a bit confused. I did not see the change root command in
>> those instructions.
>> Right now I have a prompt: "livecd ~ #"
>>
>> and all instruction on the installation page showing: "root #"
>>
>> I've created a user: "livecd ~ #useradd -m -G users john"
>> Will it take effect I'm still inside "livecd" environment.
>>
>> I'm confused a bit.
>
>
> It's been a while since I did a install as well plus I'm old as well.  I
> skimmed your link and don't think you should be creating a user at that
> point.  If I recall correctly, creating users is done shortly before
> rebooting into the new install or even after rebooting.  Usually, I do
> it after rebooting.  Generally, I'm more concerned with my new kernel
> booting etc rather than having a user account, besides root of course.
> Do set the root password BEFORE booting into the new install.  It makes
> life easier.  ;-)
>
> The chroot command usually comes shortly after downloading and unpacking
> the stage3 tarball.  Until you have that, you don't have anything to
> chroot into yet.
>
> I might add, I like a all in one page guide.  For me, it seems easier to
> scroll down, do what is there, scroll down some more etc.  It being in
> sections may be easier for you tho.  Use what works.  Also, I read over
> the guide at least twice before I start.  The first time I did a Gentoo
> install, I read it half a dozen times in some spots.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)

Thanks Dale, that new installation is not going well.
I've change the environment and my prompt is still: "(chroot) livecd /#"
 
emerge --sync gives me error:
"/etc/portage/make.conf", line 11: Invalid variable name '-Wl,--hash-style'

Line 11 in make.conf:
USE="-qt4 -hal -arts -berkdb -acl X gtk dvd alsa cdr cups apache2 ssl foomaticdb truetype kpathsea ppds mysql udev java tiff png usb  scanner gimp gimpprint cgi fam nptl t$

Here is complete make.conf

CFLAGS="-march=native -O2 -pipe
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
#LDFLAGS="-Wl,-O1 -Wl,--hash-style=gnu"
MAKEOPTS="-j9"

USE="-qt4 -hal -arts -berkdb -acl X gtk dvd alsa cdr cups apache2 ssl foomaticdb truetype kpathsea ppds mysql udev java tiff png usb  scanner gimp gimpprint cgi fam nptl t$

CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
CPU_FLAGS_X86="3dnow 3dnowext mmx mmxext popcnt sse sse2 sse3 sse4a "

PORTDIR="/usr/portage"
DISTDIR="${PORTDIR}/distfiles"
PKGDIR="${PORTDIR}/packages"

INPUT_DEVICES="evdev"
LINGUAS="en"
L10N="en"
FEATURES="parallel-fetch strict fixlafiles"
#VIDEO_CARDS="fglrx radeon"
#VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia nouveau"
#SANE_BACKENDS="epson2"
#PHP_TARGETS="php5-5 php5-6"
#PHP_INI_VERSION="production"
ACCEPT_LICENSE="${ACCEPT_LICENSE} googleearth PUEL dlj-1.1 Oracle-BCLA-JavaSE"

EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--autounmask-write=y --keep-going --with-bdeps=y --jobs 3"

GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/gentoo-distfiles/ http://gentoo.osuosl.org/ ftp://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/gentoo-distfiles/ http://linux.rz.ruhr-uni-b$

PORTAGE_TMPDIR="/var/tmp"
PORTAGE_TMPFS="/dev/shm"
PORTAGE_NICENESS=3
AUTOCLEAN="yes"

Why isn't "emerge --sync" working?
It seems to me the chroot did not work correctly.

This new manual is not compete and/or accurate :-/

--
Thelma