env-update/emerge error

**WillBowen03** · 07-09-2004

I am a redhat user who is trying to install gentoo. I had heard it was difficult and now i believe them. Well i get to the point where i chroot and then i am supposed to update the environment well the installer tells me there is no such command (env-update) does anyone know why this is. Any help would bne much appreciated.

**Chris H** · 07-09-2004

Check that you've chrooted as per the manual?

# chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
# env-update
Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache...
# source /etc/profile

If no joy there then it's probable you've missed a step along the way.

It took me about 5 attempts before I got a useable Gentoo installation. Each time I messed soemthing up. Then on the 6th attempt I got it working just the way I wanted it.

Stick with it. Tis worth it.

**loft306** · 07-09-2004

Are you shure that you are chroot'd?
did you do this first

Code:

chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash

befor you tried to do the

Code:

 env-update && source /etc/profile

and if you did do that then you probably missed a command along the way.

**sarumont** · 07-09-2004

If the env-update isn't working (after you know that you chrooted properly), then you improperly untarred the stage tarball. Scroll back up in the manual and do it again!

**WillBowen03** · 07-09-2004

Thankyou i will try again today. I guess i probably missed a step.

**sigix** · 07-13-2004

after you have done

Code:

chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash

the error is no such command, shell was unable to find this command in PATH, partition may not be mounted
check your mount points

Code:

jinn root # mount
/dev/hda3 on / type ext3 &#40;rw&#41;
none on /dev type devfs &#40;rw&#41;
none on /proc type proc &#40;rw&#41;
none on /dev/pts type devpts &#40;rw&#41;
/dev/hda1 on /boot type ext3 &#40;rw&#41;
/dev/hda5 on /usr type ext3 &#40;rw&#41;
/dev/hda6 on /var type ext3 &#40;rw&#41;
/dev/hda7 on /tmp type ext3 &#40;rw&#41;
/dev/hda8 on /data type ext3 &#40;rw&#41;
none on /dev/shm type tmpfs &#40;rw&#41;
none on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs &#40;rw&#41;

whether you get all the mount points

**Hotwheelz** · 04-17-2005

I have followed the instructions exactly, or so I thought, but when I get to the point where I use the following command:

chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash

I get an error saying illegal instruction. What have I missed?

EDIT: I forgot to add. I am doing the stage 3 install.

**Hotwheelz** · 04-18-2005

Any ideas or should I just do the entire thing over again?

**budman7** · 04-18-2005

You probably missed a step, which one who knows.
If you redo it enough times like I have, it doesn't seem so bad after a a few attempts. That is if you have a good proc and a lot of memory.

If you don't have those things, after each step, youshould read ahead in the manual, and make sure you get the next step right. Being very careful to make sure you get the commands right.

**sarumont** · 04-19-2005

Originally Posted by Hotwheelz

I have followed the instructions exactly, or so I thought, but when I get to the point where I use the following command:

chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash

I get an error saying illegal instruction. What have I missed?

EDIT: I forgot to add. I am doing the stage 3 install.

What CPU are you running? What liveCD and tarball (stage...full filename) did you use?

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