[gentoo-dev] Build Instructions

[gentoo-dev] Build Instructions

[Ryan S]

I have been installing Gentoo. The instructions have been good and thorough, 
execpt one thing that should be added is what to do if you have to restart 
your computer. While editing fstab my computer froze,  and when I 
ctrl-alt-deleted i wasnt sure exactly where to start from. I think I am good 
now, but my /boot/ was empty even though I had copyed the bzImage file to it 
prior to reboot. It would be helpful for someone to note what should be done 
in the instructions -- like if the computer reboots is it necessary to 
bootstrap again?

-Ryan

There are no stupid questions, just a lot of inquisitive idiots.

RE: [gentoo-dev] Build Instructions

[Sean P. Kane]

Normally you should just be able to boot from the cdrom, run net and
pci-setup, mount your partitions (you may need to fsck them depending on
your fs of choice), chroot, and process from where you left off. This
will vary depending on where you failed.....Remember to mount your toot,
boot, and swap partitions, plus any others.

Sean

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Sean P. Kane
spkane@genomatica.com
Lead Infrastructure Architect
Genomatica, Inc.
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   "When we destroy something man has created we call it vandalism......
    When we destroy something that Gaia has created we call it
progress."
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan S [mailto:rsilva@vt.edu] 
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 10:58
> To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
> Subject: [gentoo-dev] Build Instructions
> 
> 
> I have been installing Gentoo. The instructions have been 
> good and thorough, 
> execpt one thing that should be added is what to do if you 
> have to restart 
> your computer. While editing fstab my computer froze,  and when I 
> ctrl-alt-deleted i wasnt sure exactly where to start from. I 
> think I am good 
> now, but my /boot/ was empty even though I had copyed the 
> bzImage file to it 
> prior to reboot. It would be helpful for someone to note what 
> should be done 
> in the instructions -- like if the computer reboots is it 
> necessary to 
> bootstrap again?
> 
> -Ryan
> 
> There are no stupid questions, just a lot of inquisitive idiots.
> 
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