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=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_MISSING, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from granger.mail.mindspring.net (granger.mail.mindspring.net [207.69.200.148]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF11C201CED3 for ; Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:23:31 -0600 (CST) Received: from user-1120u78.dsl.mindspring.com ([66.32.120.232] helo=stinger.cybrains.net) by granger.mail.mindspring.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 16luQv-0003Iu-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Fri, 15 Mar 2002 11:19:57 -0500 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20020315110806.03b81218@mail.cybrains.net> X-Sender: mwlang%cybrains.net@mail.cybrains.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 11:10:32 -0500 To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org From: Michael Lang Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] New Install Instructions In-Reply-To: <200203150734.XAA14438@chamber.cco.caltech.edu> References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020315013412.0207d7e8@mail.cybrains.net> <5.1.0.14.2.20020315013412.0207d7e8@mail.cybrains.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed 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: e6936729-9519-41ee-8099-d2cadd580ded X-Archives-Hash: 11008b446cc1491600970c8a9abf8f0d What exactly is the mount -o bind /proc...cmd doing? Perhaps it can be skipped altogether when installing from another distro? If not, then I should probably put an important note in the overview saying that 2.4 kernel is required to use this method of installation... Michael At 11:39 PM 3/14/2002 -0800, you wrote: >Quick comment. > >section 8: unpack and chroot. >User is requested to mount -o bind /proc /whereewer/proc. >This is fine if user boots from CD, however with "from existing distro" >method it is not impossible, that user has 2.2.x kernel (I added recently new >HDD to one server and used this as a good excuse to upgrade system. Total >downtime in this way can be as small as just a reboot!). The above command >apparently is not going to work, so you might want to consider adding a >comment at this point. >While on the other hand user going this same route should probably know how >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] >_______________________________________________ >gentoo-dev mailing list >gentoo-dev@gentoo.org >http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev President www.cybrains.net "All things should be as simple as possible, but no simpler" -- Albert Einstein