On Thu, 15 Oct 2020, Jack wrote: > Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:48:01 > From: Jack <ostrof...@users.sourceforge.net> > Reply-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: tried desktop profile > > On 10/15/20 1:28 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote: > [snip...] > > I just found out efi variables are not available on my new system. > > portage is also upset. > > !!! Repository 'x-portage is missing masters attribute in > > '/usr/local/portage/metadata/layout.conf' > > !!! !!! Set 'masters = gentoo' in this file for future compatibility > > > > I don't know what to do to clear this error. > > This sounds like two separate issues. For the second, do exactly what it > says. You need to edit /usr/local/portage/metadata/layout.conf to say > "masters = gentoo". I don't remember doing this on my system, but I do have > an emacs backup of that file without the "gentoo" on that line, so I obviously > made the edit. I wonder if that needs to be added to the handbook. > > On the other issue, what do you mean that efi variables are not available? Is > the system purely BIOS? That is certainly possible if it is an older > motherboard. If the system does support UEFI, are you sure it is set in the > BIOS? > The uefi isn't set in the bios. I'm not about to alter bios since screen readers don't talk when that's being done. > >
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