Re: [gentoo-user] Mounting /dev from udev ... [oops]

[Dan Farrell <dan@spore.ath.cx>]

On Sat, 7 Apr 2007 10:46:40 -0700 (PDT)
maxim wexler <blissfix@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi group,
Hi.  You did a pretty poor job explaining your problem, but I think I
understand.  Looks like /dev isn't mounted.
> ..
> Using 2.6.12-r6 kernel on Pentium III.
Dude, your kernel is really old.  We're on 2.6.19 or 2.6.20 right now.
There were significant updates and bugfixes.  Youve got to update your
system.  Why on earth is a new install getting 2.6.12?  
> 
> hmmm, just noticed I can't use ctl-alt-del. Does
> nothing. 
> 
> #reboot and #shutdown result in:
> 
> /dev/initctl: No such file or directory
> init: /dev/initctl: No such file or directory
> 
> Is this because I'm in the troubleshoot console,
> (none)/# ? 
No, it's because those entries in /dev don't exist because /dev wasn't
mounted.  Sync your portatge tree, and then upgrade your kernel and
udev, and then the rest of your system, and things should behave sanely.

Good luck, 
 --dan.
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