Hi Neville,
I asked AI for assistance and it suggested trying a couple options. May or may not help.
Good Luck.
I tried that. It fails too.
I did not know about getuto … will investigate.
Edit:
@easyt50
getuto does not exist.
Can you ping? I usually forget to do this before chrooting:
cp --dereference /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc/
Edit: you have internet access because it downloaded. So my post won’t help. Check the time zone?
What is in your /etc/portage/make.conf?
COMMON_FLAGE="-O2 -pipe"
CFLAGS="${COMMON_FLAGS}"
CXXFLAGS+"${COMMON_FLAGS}"
FCFLAGS="${COMMON_FLAGS}"
FFLAGS="${COMMON_FLAGS}"
LC_MESSAGES+C.UTF-8
MAKEOPTS="-j8"
That is default except for last line.
I have not got to editing make.conf yet. I am just trying to rsync the database.
I think I must have mistyped some command or omitted to do something … it is difficult in a VM without copy/paste.
There is stuff in make.conf.example about Binary packages GnuPG commands … do I need that?
I did that.
The chroot can ping google.
The timezone in /etc/timezone is Australia/Sydney
Ok, maybe the problem is on Gentoo’s end.
You can skip the check for now:
emerge-webrsync --raw
This is safe IMO for now because you’ll do the emptytree emerge later.
Error: Invalid option ‘–raw’
This works
emerge-webrsync --no-pgp-verify
Thanks, you triggered it.
Ok, I remembered the command wrongly but glad you found the solution. Emerge has so many flags
Not quite. It only got me past that step.
I have done this
mkdir /etc/portage/repos.conf
cp /usr/share/portage/config/repos.conf /etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf
I dont have enough understanding of keys
I tried this in /etc/portage/repos..conf/gentoo.conf
sync-rsync-verify-metamanifest = no
sync-webrsync-verify-signature = no
sync-git-verify-commit-signature = no
It makes no difference.
Check your /etc/resolv.conf
DNS is working, network is reachable, time/date is right. If the problem is with the Gentoo servers? What
emerge-webrsync
does now?
That might be the reason! Handbook has a program mentioned which you could use to get the time right. It’s in the earlier pages than where you’re now. I’ll find it for you… gimme sec
Check your
etc/conf.d/hwclock
There should be UTC
You can change the time with
date -u
For Gentoo, even in a VM, this will get you nowhere COMMON_FLAGE=“-O2 -pipe” ? “FLAGS” !! There is no copy/paste in a VM, the “COMMONFLAGS=”-O2 -pipe" or COMMON_FLAGS=“native-O2 -pipe” or fine with a VM ?
With “MAKEOPTS=”-j8" you do not need to have binary packages enabled!!
COMMON_FLAGS=“-march=core2 -O2 -pipe”
CFLAGS=“${COMMON_FLAGS}”
CXXFLAGS=“${COMMON_FLAGS}”
FCFLAGS=“${COMMON_FLAGS}”
FFLAGS=“${COMMON_FLAGS}”
MAKEOPTS=“-j3”
CHOST=“x86_64-pc-linux-gnu”
VIDEO_CARDS=“nvidia nouveau”
INPUT_DEVICES=“libinput”
CPU_FLAGS_X86=“mmx mmxext sse sse3 ssse3”
GENTOO_MIRRORS=“”
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS=“”
ACCEPT_LICENSE=“- @FREE @BINARY-REDISTRIBUTABLE"
GRUB_PLATFORMS=“pc”
LINGUAS=“en”
L10N=“en” This is my /etc/portage/make.conf for my custom kernel!! The only two binary packages I use are gentoo-kernel-bin and www-client/firefox-bin!! Make this fit your machine or VM!! ACCEPT_LICENSE="”*" can also be used!! Consult your HANDBOOK!! How are you using your virtual drive? VIDEO_CARDS_CARDS=“virtualbox” If you are using VirtualBox!! Do you need help!!
It would seem so.
Not up to make.conf yet
Still have a key problem… it is either my timekeeping, or the virt-manager networking is interfering with pgp
see my reply to @ihasama
I think you can add the time there after -u.
I checked and at least this web page says date -s Mastering Linux Date and Time: A Comprehensive Guide — linuxvox.com
Setting the System Date and Time#
To set the system date and time, you can use the date command with the appropriate options. For example, to set the date to January 1, 2024, at 12:00 PM:
sudo date -s “2024-01-01 12:00:00”
Mine is set to “local” date =mmddhhmmyyyy or in my case date 092806192026
I used
date -s "2026-09-28 21:19:00"
Now emerge --sync works
Thank you
It would seem virt-manager does not pick up the machine’s clock date?
So yes … a VM issue.