As already suggested above, I think it is very likely that the kernel has the driver for your wired Ethernet device. Try studying the output of lspci -k and lsmod in your host. From that information you might be able to figure out the module(s) needed by the card. Then find out if it(they) is(are) enabled in your LFS kernel. If not then compile a new kernel. In the kernel config editor (menuconfig), the Ethernet stuff will be found in Device Drivers ---> Network device support ---> Ethernet driver support.
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Nowadays systemd is used instead of consolekit.
For ethernet Virtual box ethernet drivers are supported by Linux Kernel. But you should have enabled drivers for it when building the Linux Kernel. And I say if your host is connected to internet then you would not have to use ethernet for accessing internet. |
You can use ConsoleKit still as the book still uses it quite well. ConsoleKit2 has been added to the future include list as well.
Unless you need the package however, just ignore it. The only case where you may want to use optional dependencies are multimedia packages and desktop utilities. As far as drivers, just cheat and use the latest testing kernel config from Slackware-Current. It's your best option. |
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Hello again guys but does iptables screwup the internet connection? I installed it and now it seems like BLFS system doesn't even ping... Any suggestions?
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Did you read this page http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs.../firewall.html Also google iptable rules |
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Maybe it's your dhcp configuration. Try confirming that the interface has an IP address with /sbin/ifconfig. That should display an inet addr for the eth0 interface. If there is no inet addr for eth0, then nothing will go until that is fixed. Try backing up to a simple static IP address (LFS chapter 7). IMO, it's easier to troubleshoot and untangle a simple static connection. Once static connection details are understood and removed as a possible confounding issue, the dhcp stuff might be easier to get right. |
I installed fluxbox as windows manager, gnome as desktop environment & installed some x windows software that were required. But when I boot into my BLFS system and type startx I get this error:
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-bash startx:command not found Code:
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It means you tried to setup x11 using the alternative paths, and it hardlinked against your main system somehow.
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This page http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs...n/x/x7lib.html at the bottom, the symlinks, you will have to delete the symlinks |
Thanks mates now I've everything setup, except for the UI part. I installed IceWM and GNOME DE and after I login and type "startx" or "xinit" I get the following error:
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xinit: unable to run server "/usr/bin/X": No such file or directory |
Did you install all the packages from the X chapter?
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Yes I did.
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Okay did you do ANYTHING, even in the slightest, different from the book?
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No sir. Since I always mess things up, for safety I followed the book exactly.
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