From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from chamber.cco.caltech.edu (chamber.cco.caltech.edu [131.215.48.55]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0385200AD8B for ; Fri, 15 Mar 2002 01:38:20 -0600 (CST) Received: from there (PPP-36-10.caltech.edu [131.215.36.10]) by chamber.cco.caltech.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id XAA14438 for ; Thu, 14 Mar 2002 23:34:49 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200203150734.XAA14438@chamber.cco.caltech.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" From: George Shapovalov To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] New Install Instructions Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 23:39:58 -0800 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.3.2] References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020315013412.0207d7e8@mail.cybrains.net> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020315013412.0207d7e8@mail.cybrains.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 41ec8011-033b-4499-bb17-90302e4cbaa0 X-Archives-Hash: 9deb34de1b04b5d5b58451b9de9f48c6 Quick comment. section 8: unpack and chroot.=20 User is requested to mount -o bind /proc /whereewer/proc.=20 This is fine if user boots from CD, however with "from existing distro"=20 method it is not impossible, that user has 2.2.x kernel (I added recently= new=20 HDD to one server and used this as a good excuse to upgrade system. Total= =20 downtime in this way can be as small as just a reboot!). The above comma= nd=20 apparently is not going to work, so you might want to consider adding a=20 comment at this point.=20 While on the other hand user going this same route should probably know h= ow=20 to mount proc again... Anyway, just a thought. George On Thursday 14 March 2002 22:34, you wrote: > Here are the new install instructions. Not knowing the "proper" way to= put > this out for review, I have put it up at the following URL (my pardons = if > this breaks any protocols): [skipped]