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I may be assuming wrong, but if you're on DHCP, then dhcpcd should have created that file. Can you ping by host? Try pinging google.com and if you got nothing, handcraft a resolv.conf. Also, alt.os.linux.gentoo

On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 00:14:40 -0400
"hugh jass" wrote:

> I am installing Gentoo 1.4 on my PII-266 (64Mb RAM) notebook. Everything
> has been going well and the gentoo.org site has great installation
> instructions...
> (http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-....xml#doc_chap3)
> But, now that I am at Entering the chroot of Step 8., I am having a problem
> copying a file.
> When I type 'cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc/resolv.conf' I get the
> error: 'cp: cannot stat '/etc/resolv.conf' : No such file or directory
> I have done an ls -l /etc/ and can see the resolv.conf file there. The
> permissions don't appear to be an obstacle as they are full and I am root
> anyway. I do notice that the file has cyan text which, I believe, signifies
> that it is a symbolic link. I even tried to copy from the location of the
> symbolic link (/etc/ppp/resolv.conf), but I get the same error.
> Hmmm... Ok, I have just found the problem by describing it. When I check
> the symbolic link, the file does not exist there. Does this mean that the
> live CD I created from an iso download is missing files? Not sure what else
> it could be.
> Any help whatsoever would be really appreciated.
> thnx, hj.
>
> --
> ______________________
> please remove the obvious from my email...
>
>


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Vince Castellano
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Gentoo 1.4
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Vince Castellano wrote:
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>
> I may be assuming wrong, but if you're on DHCP, then dhcpcd should have created that file. Can you ping by host? Try pinging google.com and if you got nothing, handcraft a resolv.conf. Also, alt.os.linux.gentoo
>
> On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 00:14:40 -0400
> "hugh jass" wrote:
>
>
>>I am installing Gentoo 1.4 on my PII-266 (64Mb RAM) notebook. Everything
>>has been going well and the gentoo.org site has great installation
>>instructions...
>>(http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-....xml#doc_chap3)
>>But, now that I am at Entering the chroot of Step 8., I am having a problem
>>copying a file.

[snip]

also try http://forums.gentoo.org

sorrry i can't help, but it is 2.30aam and i am attempting to delete
messages from wonderful people like you, How would you feel if it was a
five year old bored latch key kid By the time my hangover kicks in later I
may not be so humourfull but for the moment, I'm just enjoying thewonders of
high tech. Thiink the post office, cheques and chemist accounts, telegrams,
dress shop accounts and a couple of extrra days to pay your accounts only
means you have style and life is somuch nicer I hope this guy's swiggly
thing is a tape one 'it'll eat him up. Please go away you person and leave
us good people to get on with our lives.
"Varanasi Benares" wrote in message
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>
>
> Vince Castellano wrote:
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> > Hash: SHA1
> >
> > I may be assuming wrong, but if you're on DHCP, then dhcpcd should have
created that file. Can you ping by host? Try pinging google.com and if you
got nothing, handcraft a resolv.conf. Also, alt.os.linux.gentoo
> >
> > On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 00:14:40 -0400
> > "hugh jass" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I am installing Gentoo 1.4 on my PII-266 (64Mb RAM) notebook.
Everything
> >>has been going well and the gentoo.org site has great installation
> >>instructions...
> >>(http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-....xml#doc_chap3)
> >>But, now that I am at Entering the chroot of Step 8., I am having a
problem
> >>copying a file.
>
> [snip]
>
> also try http://forums.gentoo.org
>

What you need is a life. I highly recommend it. Enjoy the hangover,
peabrain.
hj.

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______________________
please remove the obvious from my email...
"Ant" wrote in message
news:Wv%ab.114059$bo1.34210@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
: sorrry i can't help, but it is 2.30aam and i am attempting to delete
: messages from wonderful people like you, How would you feel if it was a
: five year old bored latch key kid By the time my hangover kicks in later
I
: may not be so humourfull but for the moment, I'm just enjoying thewonders
of
: high tech. Thiink the post office, cheques and chemist accounts,
telegrams,
: dress shop accounts and a couple of extrra days to pay your accounts only
: means you have style and life is somuch nicer I hope this guy's swiggly
: thing is a tape one 'it'll eat him up. Please go away you person and
leave
: us good people to get on with our lives.
: "Varanasi Benares" wrote in message
: news:RIWab.43$vS.15@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.n et...
: >
: >
: > Vince Castellano wrote:
: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
: > > Hash: SHA1
: > >
: > > I may be assuming wrong, but if you're on DHCP, then dhcpcd should
have
: created that file. Can you ping by host? Try pinging google.com and if you
: got nothing, handcraft a resolv.conf. Also, alt.os.linux.gentoo
: > >
: > > On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 00:14:40 -0400
: > > "hugh jass" wrote:
: > >
: > >
: > >>I am installing Gentoo 1.4 on my PII-266 (64Mb RAM) notebook.
: Everything
: > >>has been going well and the gentoo.org site has great installation
: > >>instructions...
: > >>(http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-....xml#doc_chap3)
: > >>But, now that I am at Entering the chroot of Step 8., I am having a
: problem
: > >>copying a file.
: >
: > [snip]
: >
: > also try http://forums.gentoo.org
: >
:
: