Re: Questions about Etch in chroot.

2006-08-26 Thread Marc Shapiro
Paul Dwerryhouse wrote: On Sat, Aug 26, 2006 at 12:34:53PM -0700, Marc Shapiro wrote: 1) I have noticed that some commands, like 'uptime', do nothing in the chroot. No errors, just no output. Try mounting /proc within the chroot: mount /proc /proc -t proc That will get a number o

Re: Questions about Etch in chroot.

2006-08-26 Thread Paul Dwerryhouse
On Sat, Aug 26, 2006 at 12:34:53PM -0700, Marc Shapiro wrote: > 1) I have noticed that some commands, like 'uptime', do nothing in the > chroot. No errors, just no output. Try mounting /proc within the chroot: mount /proc /proc -t proc That will get a number of other commands working, too, l

Re: Questions about Etch in chroot.

2006-08-26 Thread T
On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:34:53 -0700, Marc Shapiro wrote: > I have installed a minimal Etch system into a chroot. ... My purpose > is to get a clean system without leftover bits of everything from Bo to > Sarge. ... so I try not to reboot any more than nescessary. ha, finally found one that's as

Questions about Etch in chroot.

2006-08-26 Thread Marc Shapiro
I have installed a minimal Etch system into a chroot. I used the method in Appendix C of the Debian Users' Guide. I would like to get as much working there as possible, without rebooting into it. My purpose is to get a clean system without leftover bits of everything from Bo to Sarge. My wi