From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_MISSING, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from femail40.sdc1.sfba.home.com (femail40.sdc1.sfba.home.com [24.254.60.34]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id F0FEE2004E13 for ; Tue, 5 Feb 2002 22:11:55 -0600 (CST) Received: from bgp521202bgs.verona01.nj.comcast.net ([68.38.62.72]) by femail40.sdc1.sfba.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.20 201-229-121-120-20010223) with ESMTP id <20020206041054.DYHH8351.femail40.sdc1.sfba.home.com@bgp521202bgs.verona01.nj.comcast.net> for ; Tue, 5 Feb 2002 20:10:54 -0800 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Problems with emerge From: Edward Muller To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <9923.1012584887@www26.gmx.net> References: <9923.1012584887@www26.gmx.net> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0.2 Date: 05 Feb 2002 23:10:34 -0500 Message-Id: <1012968635.9072.3.camel@palin> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 91185a9b-718a-46b8-8d95-8112072e3f89 X-Archives-Hash: bb035afa2ecbc0b2c6bfcf3de2cbecb5 I would check your hardware/configuration. I've successfully merged X11 several times over the last few weeks on different machines without a hitch and I'm new to Gentoo as well. On Fri, 2002-02-01 at 12:34, Ruud Huijssoon wrote: > Hi there, > > After I installed LFS awhile back, I wanted to try out gentoo, and so I did > > The basic install worked great! > > After that, I tried emerge x11-wm/WindowMaker because I wanted Xwindows and > WindoMaker and then it started > > Lockups while d/l X420src-1.tgz. I wasn't able to login through another > console nor ^C the operation so I had to do a cold reboot > > Tried again, part -2 and -3 d/l oke but now de install failed the checksum > of the -1 file. So I removed it and did emerge x11-wm/WindowMaker again. > Lockup while d/l. Now I was getting annoyed so I did ftp ftp.xfree86.org and d/l > the source myself and put it in /usr/src/port*/dist*/ > > Again I did emerge x11-wm/WindowMaker and now it passed the checksums. i was > happy until... > > Again that -1 file! Now it lockup my system while it was u npacking the > file! > > So I have 2 questions for you: 1) how do I succesfully install X11 and > WindMaker on my gentoo system and 2) can you program emerge in such a way that it > doens't lock up the entire system when there is a problem during the install? > I'm having M$ flashbacks here! > > Anyway, this email isn't meant as a flame, the Gentoo project looks great > but at the moment I have just these two annoying problems :) > > I hope you can help me out here > > Sincerely, > Ruud > > -- > GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. > http://www.gmx.net > > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev