[gentoo-user] Problems installing

[gentoo-user] Problems installing

[Stewart Taylor]

Hi all

I've been trying to install Gentoo. I 
want to see if Gentoo is for me so I've 
kept it simple. My first attempt I tried 
a stage1 install, as this failed the 
second time I tried a stage3 install, if 
it failed less time wasted. Both times I 
opted for a genkernel install, 
everything seemed OK, no error messages 
and all stages completed. However both 
times when I get to 7.d ls /boot/kernel* 
/boot/initrd* I get the same result both 
times:
/boot/initrd*:no such file or directory
/boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-genkernel-r6

Taking the entry in the grub configure 
example as a guide I've searched for any 
initrd files just in case it's somewhere 
else the only entries are a couple of 
.gz files in /usr/man/man4 nothing else.

I could use some help to sort this out 
as I have no idea what to do.

TIA

Stewart
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Re: [gentoo-user] Problems installing

[Daniel da Veiga]

Well, if you use genkernel, it should automatically place the initrd
and the kernel image at your /boot (at least it does for me). Maybe
check your genkernel command to compile the kernel.

On 8/4/05, Stewart Taylor <stewarta.taylor@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I've been trying to install Gentoo. I
> want to see if Gentoo is for me so I've
> kept it simple. My first attempt I tried
> a stage1 install, as this failed the
> second time I tried a stage3 install, if
> it failed less time wasted. Both times I
> opted for a genkernel install,
> everything seemed OK, no error messages
> and all stages completed. However both
> times when I get to 7.d ls /boot/kernel*
> /boot/initrd* I get the same result both
> times:
> /boot/initrd*:no such file or directory
> /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-genkernel-r6
> 
> Taking the entry in the grub configure
> example as a guide I've searched for any
> initrd files just in case it's somewhere
> else the only entries are a couple of
> .gz files in /usr/man/man4 nothing else.
> 
> I could use some help to sort this out
> as I have no idea what to do.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Stewart
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> 
> 


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Re: [gentoo-user] Problems installing

[Chris Cox]

On Thursday 04 August 2005 04:41 pm, Daniel da Veiga wrote:
> Well, if you use genkernel, it should automatically place the initrd
> and the kernel image at your /boot (at least it does for me). Maybe
> check your genkernel command to compile the kernel.
>

Whats wrong with compiling a kernel the normal way ? 

emerge gentoo-sources (or whatever flavor you prefer)
cd /usr/src/linux && zcat /proc/config.gz >.config 
make oldconfig
make menuconfig
* tweak it to your liking
make install modules modules_install
update your boot loader
umount /boot
exit chroot 
reboot

 Isn't that covered in the Install guide ?  

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Re: [gentoo-user] Problems installing

[Zac Medico]

Chris Cox wrote:
> On Thursday 04 August 2005 04:41 pm, Daniel da Veiga wrote:
> 
>>Well, if you use genkernel, it should automatically place the initrd
>>and the kernel image at your /boot (at least it does for me). Maybe
>>check your genkernel command to compile the kernel.
>>
> 
> 
> Whats wrong with compiling a kernel the normal way ? 
> 
> emerge gentoo-sources (or whatever flavor you prefer)
> cd /usr/src/linux && zcat /proc/config.gz >.config 
> make oldconfig
> make menuconfig
> * tweak it to your liking
> make install modules modules_install
> update your boot loader
> umount /boot
> exit chroot 
> reboot
> 
>  Isn't that covered in the Install guide ?  
> 

No on said anything was wrong with with doing it the normal way. ;-)

In fact, genkernel is not really different from "the normal way".  It runs basically the same commands that you would run by hand.  Personally, I use it to generate my initramfs.  I'm fully awary that genkernel can be a needless complication for n00bs.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Problems installing

[Stewart Taylor]

Hi

Nothing I guess but as this is my first 
fling with Gentoo , the first time I've 
used this method to install a distro and 
it's a trial on my second system I 
thought it was better to follow the 
instructions. If I stick with Gentoo, 
when put it on my main system I'll look 
at all the options available.

Stewart
 >Chris Cox wrote:
>
> Whats wrong with compiling a kernel the normal way ? 
> 


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Re: [gentoo-user] Problems installing

[Zac Medico]

Stewart Taylor wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I've been trying to install Gentoo. I want to see if Gentoo is for me so 
> I've kept it simple. My first attempt I tried a stage1 install, as this 
> failed the second time I tried a stage3 install, if it failed less time 
> wasted. Both times I opted for a genkernel install, everything seemed 
> OK, no error messages and all stages completed. However both times when 
> I get to 7.d ls /boot/kernel* /boot/initrd* I get the same result both 
> times:
> /boot/initrd*:no such file or directory
> /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-genkernel-r6
> 
> Taking the entry in the grub configure example as a guide I've searched 
> for any initrd files just in case it's somewhere else the only entries 
> are a couple of .gz files in /usr/man/man4 nothing else.
> 
> I could use some help to sort this out as I have no idea what to do.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Stewart

With recent versions of genkernel you should do "ls /boot/kernel* /boot/initramfs*" instead.  Note that the initramfs or initrd is not required if your kernel has sufficient drivers built in.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Problems installing

[Stewart Taylor]

Zac Medico wrote:

Hi Zac

Thanks for the help this fixed it. It's 
now up and running.

> With recent versions of genkernel you should do "ls /boot/kernel* 
> /boot/initramfs*" instead.  Note that the initramfs or initrd is not 
> required if your kernel has sufficient drivers built in.
> 
> Zac

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Re: [gentoo-user] Problems installing

[C.Beamer]

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Hey,

I don't believe I can actually answer this one.  I'm a "noob" to Gentoo!

Stewart Taylor wrote:

> Hi all
>
> I've been trying to install Gentoo. I want to see if Gentoo is for
> me so I've kept it simple. My first attempt I tried a stage1
> install, as this failed the second time I tried a stage3 install,
> if it failed less time wasted. Both times I opted for a genkernel
> install, everything seemed OK, no error messages and all stages
> completed. However both times when I get to 7.d ls /boot/kernel*
> /boot/initrd* I get the same result both times: /boot/initrd*:no
> such file or directory
> /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-genkernel-r6


If you used genkernel to install, you kernel is as you stated above,
but your initrd file isn't what's stated in the Handbook.

The correct initrd file is:
initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r6

I had trouble with this on first install too!  :-)

Regards,

Colleen

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Re: [gentoo-user] Problems installing

[Bryce]

I would also make sure that your /boot is mounted. Gentoo is not setup by 
default to mount /boot. So i would double check that.

bryce

Daniel da Veiga wrote:

>Well, if you use genkernel, it should automatically place the initrd
>and the kernel image at your /boot (at least it does for me). Maybe
>check your genkernel command to compile the kernel.
>
>On 8/4/05, Stewart Taylor <stewarta.taylor@btopenworld.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi all
>>
>>I've been trying to install Gentoo. I
>>want to see if Gentoo is for me so I've
>>kept it simple. My first attempt I tried
>>a stage1 install, as this failed the
>>second time I tried a stage3 install, if
>>it failed less time wasted. Both times I
>>opted for a genkernel install,
>>everything seemed OK, no error messages
>>and all stages completed. However both
>>times when I get to 7.d ls /boot/kernel*
>>/boot/initrd* I get the same result both
>>times:
>>/boot/initrd*:no such file or directory
>>/boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-genkernel-r6
>>
>>Taking the entry in the grub configure
>>example as a guide I've searched for any
>>initrd files just in case it's somewhere
>>else the only entries are a couple of
>>.gz files in /usr/man/man4 nothing else.
>>
>>I could use some help to sort this out
>>as I have no idea what to do.
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>Stewart
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>>
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