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 61DFE138A1F for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 23:00:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 62ED0E0962; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 23:00:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 592D7E0954 for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 23:00:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (unknown [194.228.32.220]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: yac) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id DF40D33FDEC for ; Sun, 20 Apr 2014 22:59:58 +0000 (UTC) Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 00:55:56 +0200 From: yac To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Output of "mount" and "cat /etc/mtab" inside install chroot? Message-ID: <20140421005556.38abbcf2@gentoo.org> In-Reply-To: <1568743.81bfSX6GRC@wstn> References: <20140419114318.GC1084@waltdnes.org> <1568743.81bfSX6GRC@wstn> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.9.0 (GTK+ 2.24.22; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) 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-SHA512; boundary="Sig_/MmFzQwG74jZ0kx=ARORNV3u"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Archives-Salt: 5cbd7c95-3ff7-45a5-abba-11d46d14d192 X-Archives-Hash: a1a65b8dac894ba7f13ea69e181001f5 --Sig_/MmFzQwG74jZ0kx=ARORNV3u Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 19 Apr 2014 13:54:07 +0100 Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Saturday 19 Apr 2014 07:43:18 Walter Dnes wrote: > > I've got another thread going called... > > "Strange behaviour with LILO on new install on old laptop". Before > > I file a bug report, I want to check first whether it's my fault. > > Can people here do me a favour? If you have a Gentoo install CD or > > USB key handy, and are willing to reboot, can you please do the > > following... > >=20 > > 1) boot from the install ISO > > 2) chroot to a running environment > > 3) list the output from the 2 commands > > mount > > cat /etc/mtab > >=20 > > I'm getting absolutely no output at all from those 2 commands in > > the install chroot. That screws up the lilo ebuild install > > process. I want to check whether blank /etc/mtab is my fault or > > not. >=20 > The installation handbook used to include a command to > write /etc/mtab in the chroot by grepping the host mtab It was part of grub-install, now grub legacy https://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml?part=3D1&chap=3D1= 0#doc_chap4 --- Jan Mat=C4=9Bjka | Developer https://gentoo.org | Gentoo Linux GPG: A33E F5BC A9F6 DAFD 2021 6FB6 3EBF D45B EEB6 CA8B --Sig_/MmFzQwG74jZ0kx=ARORNV3u Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJTVFB/AAoJEIN+7RD5ejah6NEH/jbk/KVaPFDm0eQepoICB9PT 2w3pdhuuKchxbV//8IZBWRYljVbFDglycLqWQLl9h+yun9Cju/UyBFR42FdyVkw2 gTwWcwjwoxYwcBRWFsJ8EL8sw8pylC9mz0bhop5vti8VaFIfWFC18xMJu6G0o+LC UgLkhubkV2ZRHi6e5H5wNXXtdA28CYyLGxGwM8ghX2bsUMns5sp8a/JqxWmUBBsF snoxM51cInpXveTt1NXLxT1KxMELMXQ7PWEVIAcBhN7sABzpk/vUwmKpQAQ8lbYo vL+uP/SxmRYFzSsFpzhdKryFZ3V01uWzSLqS20Ku2cO+xa2fFowa28LV2wAbiZ8= =J0ks -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/MmFzQwG74jZ0kx=ARORNV3u--