From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C25461381F3 for ; Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:23:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2DA75E0760; Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:23:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.digimed.co.uk (82-69-83-178.dsl.in-addr.zen.co.uk [82.69.83.178]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F156E06C0 for ; Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:22:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from digimed.co.uk (yooden.digimed.co.uk [192.168.1.6]) by mail.digimed.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 98DE580033 for ; Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:22:30 +0000 (GMT) Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:22:22 +0000 From: Neil Bothwick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Can't boot with kernel 3.5.7: init not being started Message-ID: <20121110122222.433ff84d@digimed.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20121110111110.GA2859@acm.acm> References: <20121109174729.GA2410@acm.acm> <509D4779.6060400@binarywings.net> <20121109184653.GB2410@acm.acm> <509D94C7.2040204@binarywings.net> <20121110111110.GA2859@acm.acm> Organization: Digital Media Production X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.8.1cvs117 (GTK+ 2.24.13; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) X-GPG-Fingerprint: 7260 0F33 97EC 2F1E 7667 FE37 BA6E 1A97 4375 1903 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=PGP-SHA1; boundary="Sig_/cv_KCKZODEexWbqAOq4k+5K"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Archives-Salt: 467db78b-497d-4101-a76c-d2ac45ef741c X-Archives-Hash: 6dca69bf33a34753697e47dead615a10 --Sig_/cv_KCKZODEexWbqAOq4k+5K Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 10 Nov 2012 11:11:11 +0000, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > It would seem that configuring and building a kernel is an activity for > experienced users, not beginners. ;-( How do you think beginners become experienced users? The rule I stick too when creating a new kernel config is "if you're not sure, turn it on". Getting a kernel that boots is the first consideration, you can trim it down later, when you have a working fallback. --=20 Neil Bothwick ... Taglines: and How They Affect Women. Next On Oprah. --Sig_/cv_KCKZODEexWbqAOq4k+5K Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlCeRwQACgkQum4al0N1GQNdUgCePgP8zbrbPhxsiEojXmwYD1hs KF8AoMKDiCbunnfGOpNQAJ7/+TKKr2Vs =ftcX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/cv_KCKZODEexWbqAOq4k+5K--