Gentoo 2006.0 x86 livecd installed to hdd,small doubts

[praka123]

Hello All,
I installed gentoo for the second time(first was 2004.3) using Live cd after selecting only GRP packages to install using Gentoo gtk installer giving all CFLAGS,MAKEOPTS etc for my prescott.now i am having gentoo with gnome fine.my problem is i need to install net-config and many other packages.Installer copied all these packages from livecd to /usr/portage.in 2004.3 it was copied by me to /usr/portage/distfiles.now if i try emerging amy packages,gentoo tries internet and i am not having ppp rp-pppoe etc not installed.so gentoo geeks help me to install all these packages for my standalone system without internet using available packages in /usr/portage.Since i dont know much about portage..
Now what is those in /usr/portage dir lot of like app-accesibility,app-admin,app-shells etc...and here is my make.conf generated by livecd not the general way of gentoo setup.

# These settings were set by the catalyst build script that automatically built this stage
# Please consult /etc/make.conf.example for a more detailed example
#CFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -pipe"
CFLAGS="-march=prescott -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
MAKEOPTS="-j3"
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS=""
USE=" X alsa apache2 apm arts audiofile avi berkdb bitmap-fonts bzip2 cdr cli crypt ctype cups dba eds elibc_glibc emboss encode esd ethereal exif expat fam fastbuild foomaticdb force-cgi-redirect fortran ftp gd gdbm gif glut gmp gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 gtkhtml guile idn imlib ipv6 jpeg kde kernel_linux lcms libg++ libwww mad memlimit mikmod mng motif mozilla mp3 mpeg ncurses nls nptl ogg opengl oss pam pcre pdflib perl png posix python qt quicktime readline samba sdl session simplexml slang soap sockets spell spl ssl tcltk tcpd tiff tokenizer truetype truetype-fonts type1-fonts udev userland_GNU vorbis x86 xml xml2 xmms xsl xv zlib"
FEATURES="ccache"

i am ready to have packages be copied to gentoo /usr/portage/.. dir.
In gentoo 2004.3 i remember copying packages to /usr/portage/distfiles dir.but here i dont find any packages dir in gentoo2006.0 Live cd.only a portage snapshot available.whether i need to build using ebuild(which i yet 2 try!)..
here is what i get when tried emerge:i dont have internet

localhost ~ # emerge bash-completion
Calculating dependencies ...done!
>>> emerge (1 of 2) app-shells/bash-completion-20050121-r10 to /
>>> Downloading http://distfiles.gentoo.org/distfiles/bash-completion-20050121.tar.bz2
--01:56:52--  http://distfiles.gentoo.org/distfiles/bash-completion-20050121.tar.bz2
           => `/usr/portage/distfiles/bash-completion-20050121.tar.bz2'
Resolving distfiles.gentoo.org... failed: Temporary failure in name resolution.
>>> Downloading http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo/distfiles/bash-completion-20050121.tar.bz2
--01:58:04--  http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo/distfiles/bash-completion-20050121.tar.bz2
           => `/usr/portage/distfiles/bash-completion-20050121.tar.bz2'
Resolving distro.ibiblio.org...

how..

[Cabhan]

I don't know why it didn't create a /usr/portage/distfiles directory, but that's still what you should use. Just create it and copy the tarballs in.

[praka123]

it created /usr/portage/distfiles directory though empty.but my /etc/make.globals file is like this explaining portage dir as /usr/portage

# Default rsync mirror
SYNC="rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"

# Default distfiles mirrors
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://distfiles.gentoo.org http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo"

# Repository Paths
PORTDIR=/usr/portage
DISTDIR=/usr/portage/distfiles
PKGDIR=/usr/portage/packages
RPMDIR=/usr/portage/rpm

# Temporary build directory
PORTAGE_TMPDIR=/var/tmp

# Fetching command (5 tries, passive ftp for firewall compatibility)
FETCHCOMMAND="/usr/bin/wget -t 5 --passive-ftp -P \${DISTDIR} \${URI}"
RESUMECOMMAND="/usr/bin/wget -c -t 5 --passive-ftp -P \${DISTDIR} \${URI}"

# Default user options
FEATURES="sandbox distlocks"

# Default chunksize for binhost comms
PORTAGE_BINHOST_CHUNKSIZE="3000"

# By default wait 5 secs before cleaning a package
CLEAN_DELAY="5"

# By default wait 10 secs on an important warning
EMERGE_WARNING_DELAY="10"

# Automatically clean installed packages after they are updated.
# This option will be removed and forced to yes.
AUTOCLEAN="yes"

# Number of times 'emerge --sync' will run before giving up.
RSYNC_RETRIES="3"

# Number of seconds rsync will wait before timing out.
RSYNC_TIMEOUT="180"

# Minimal CONFIG_PROTECT
CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc"

Also i installed using a livecd x86 selecting only GRP packages from livecd by the gtk installer.
I have a gentoo 2006.0 installed on my hdd using Installer script from livecd sessionI have these in my gentoo live CD: a snapshot dir carrying portage-20060123.tar.bz2.I know that this is extracted to /usr/portage.IS this source packages which we need to compile using ebuild.samples of what i found on /usr/portage is lot of sources.

I am saying i already have a working gentoo 2006.0 x86 on my hdd with gnome using livecd's installer.There is no package CD for x86 for v2006.0 .now unlike other types,In /usr/portage you will find ebuilds...what are they..what should i do to able to install them,is there any command which displays all installed softwares..
here is an example package i have in /usr/portage:

#cd /usr/portage:
ls
--(lot of o/ps)
#cd app-shells
ls
----(lot of o/ps)
I selected bash-completion folder:
#cd bash-completion
ls

Changelog, Manifest, bash-completion-20050121-r10.ebuild,bash-completion-20050721.ebuild,metadata.xml are present also the dir "files" with lot of other related named files inside

am i correct are they ebuilds..how do i build or emerge my needed packages like net-setup,rp-pppoe etc
Thank you ALL

[pi1415926535897]

I am new to gentoo, but I think that I can answer this question. You could put a snapshot tarball in the portage directory, but that would be functionally useless, because you would have the portage snapshot, but not the ability to actually install programs using portage because it downloads the source from the internet. I think the best way to do this is download a bootable linux distro like knoppix, or damnsmalllinux, whatever you prefer. Get internet access on the bootable linux because it has the program you need to get onto internet. Chroot into your gentoo enviorment, and then run emerge.

[praka123]

Thanks pi1415926535897.I'm going to try with a livecd,even gentoo livecd got adsl support.again Thanks and i'll post results here

[d38dm8nw81k1ng]

if the gentoo liveCD has networking support and the hdd install doesn't then that means you screwed up somewhere. read the manual again. i know that there are some ppp tools you can configure in the kernel. all i can advise you to do is read the manual and double check to make sure you've missed nothing. i've missed things in the manual before when installing gentoo (most recently when i installed it on my Sun U60).

[praka123]

Hello,
I have network configured correctly by installer with my given static IP.now what i miss badly and need is rp-pppoe for internet connxn.so i tried chrooting using knoppix livecd with internet,everything is ok.even i can ping dns server,ifconfig shows internet ppp0,but i cant ping any sites...?

(chroot) Knoppix / # ping google.com 
 
 (chroot) Knoppix / # ifconfig 
 eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:11:11:66:B6:5E 
           inet addr:192.168.1.2  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0 
           inet6 addr: fe80::211:11ff:fe66:b65e/64 Scope:Link 
           UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1 
           RX packets:16364 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 
           TX packets:21311 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
           RX bytes:6654536 (6.3 Mb)  TX bytes:4945019 (4.7 Mb) 
 
 lo        Link encap:Local Loopback 
           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0 
           inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host 
           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1 
           RX packets:170 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 
           TX packets:170 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
           RX bytes:13360 (13.0 Kb)  TX bytes:13360 (13.0 Kb) 
 
 ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol 
           inet addr:59.93.35.133  P-t-P:59.93.32.1  Mask:255.255.255.255 
           UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1492  Metric:1 
           RX packets:288 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 
           TX packets:293 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 
           collisions:0 txqueuelen:3 
           RX bytes:318318 (310.8 Kb)  TX bytes:46102 (45.0 Kb) 
 
 (chroot) Knoppix / # ping 59.93.35.133 
 PING 59.93.35.133 (59.93.35.133) 56(84) bytes of data. 
 64 bytes from 59.93.35.133: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.034 ms 
 64 bytes from 59.93.35.133: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.034 ms 
 64 bytes from 59.93.35.133: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.034 ms 
 
 --- 59.93.35.133 ping statistics --- 
 3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 1999ms 
 rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.034/0.034/0.034/0.000 ms 
 (chroot) Knoppix / #

so i tried "route add default ppp0" but no effect.what was the correct procedure..Thank You again!...waiting

[praka123]

thanks.i manually downloaded a lot of ! packages along with rp-pppoe to /usr/portage/distfiles and i set my adsl connxn.now i can start adsl-start,and net is there,i can ping dns server,but cant get connected!.i tried adding default device as ppp0.but no avail.friends please help me get it right..Thank you All! below is console log:

localhost ~ # adsl-start
.. Connected!
localhost ~ # ping google.com

localhost ~ # ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:11:11:66:B6:5E
inet addr:192.168.1.2 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:450 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:557 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:29634 (28.9 Kb) TX bytes:25493 (24.8 Kb)

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:6674 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:6674 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:429151 (419.0 Kb) TX bytes:429151 (419.0 Kb)

ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:59.93.35.56 P-t-P:59.93.32.1 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1492 Metric:1
RX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
RX bytes:30 (30.0 b) TX bytes:30 (30.0 b)

localhost ~ # route add default ppp0
localhost ~ # ping google.com
^[[A^[[A
localhost ~ # route add default eth0
SIOCADDRT: File exists
localhost ~ # route add default eth0
SIOCADDRT: File exists
localhost ~ # ping google.com

localhost ~ # ping 59.93.35.56
PING 59.93.35.56 (59.93.35.56) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 59.93.35.56: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.032 ms
64 bytes from 59.93.35.56: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.022 ms
64 bytes from 59.93.35.56: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.024 ms

--- 59.93.35.56 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss, time 1999ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.022/0.026/0.032/0.004 ms
localhost ~ #

also i dont find net-tools or? some command to configure eth0,although it is configured during install..help