2013/8/29 Gregory Shearman <zekeyg@gmail.com>

> In linux.gentoo.user, you wrote:
> >>
> >> search for CONSOLE in this file and find:
> >>
> >> #     exec >${CONSOLE} <${CONSOLE} 2>&1
> >>
> >> Just remove the hash at the start of the line, rebuild my initramfs
> >> and it is ready to go.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Gregory.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Thanks Gregory.
> >
> > I really would like to find that partition number limitation on genkernel
> > in the docs.
>
> I've never had that problem but then I've always made /boot my first
> partition.
>
> > I have already had that splash screen problem, very interesting your
> > solution. That's a big reason I love Gentoo, always learning something
> new.
> > Funny thing is that checking the file you've mentioned in this new
> system,
> > it has no hash at that line (line number 13, right?). On the other
> working
> > system, the same, no hash.
>
> No, the line is 149.
>
> You see, I've got this as part of my kernel command line:
>
> console=tty1
>
> The code section from the linuxrc file is part of the kernel command
> line check as part of a bash(sh) "do" loop:
>
>         CONSOLE=*|console=*)
>                 CONSOLE=${x#*=}
>                 CONSOLE=$(basename ${CONSOLE})
> #               exec >${CONSOLE} <${CONSOLE} 2>&1
>
> If you change your "console=" value on the command line then the new
> console choice is redirected. If the hash is in place then the
> console is not redirected and usually you get console output writing all
> over your splash screen.
>
>
> > I'm using genkernel-3.4.45.1 on both systems, perhaps not the same as
> you.
> >
> > Regarding that last issue, the message complaining that the root
> partition
> > is not a valid block device _is still there_, only masked by the splash
> > (which now is "verbose").
> >
> > I was optimistic in believing everything would work as expected once I
> > found that detail.
>
> I'm not sure I can help you here. My root filesystem is on an LVM volume
> (as are all the rest of my filesystems except for my /boot partition.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Gregory.
>
>
Thanks, Gregory.


Best regards,
Francisco