[ale] Fresh Gentoo Install #2, and I've got 2 questions

Nathan J. Underwood lists at cybertechcafe.net
Thu Jul 31 20:25:36 EDT 2003


Ok, I couldn't take it any longer [and killed the process].  It did pick back up
where it left off (whew), just in case anyone else was wondering.  Anybody got
any ideas about the name resolution thing?

Quoting "Nathan J. Underwood" <lists at cybertechcafe.net>:

> I'm installing box#2 (my desktop @ home) with Gentoo (was Red Hat), and I've
> noticed a couple of things.  1) After I chroot into my 'new OS', and start
> the
> emerge system, it can't resolve anything (the /etc/resolve.conf was properly
> copied, and has the correct information).  I've ended up having to put
> entries
> in /etc/hosts to make it work (even though from the ALT+F2 terminal I can
> ping,
> lynx, etc to the host that it's trying [and failing] to find).  Am I doing
> anything wrong here?  2) Is there a way to stop / restart the emerge system
> process?  The reason that I'm asking this is that it seems to be getting hung
> on
> occasion, and I've got an overwhelming desire to stop / restart it, but
> don't
> want to have to go through the entire process again (will it pick up where
> it
> left off?).  I'm sure that I'll have other bothersome questions later, and
> on
> throughout my Gentoo experience, but these were the two that come to mind
> right now.
> 
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