ok , yes i do have a /proc, but i've only just noticed one problem. nothing is in there. wonder what i did wrong what should i see in there? mike h --- Rudolfo Munguia wrote: > Hmm, > > If automount was the issue then it would complain > about all of the other mounts. > > Did you create /proc during your intstall process? > (I know it sounds > silly, but it could happen) > > > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 18:58:10 -0800 (PST), mike hoy > wrote: > > Rudolfo, > > > > /usr/src/linux is still there my latest mistake. > After > > I sent the email I found out that I was in fact > > looking on the cd directory. However I was right > about > > one thing: I did add proc fs support to the > kernel. I > > typed make menuconfig and proc fs was there as > were > > all the other things I had setup. One question: do > I > > need automount support is that what the problems > is? I > > noticed automount was not selected. by the way it > is > > post stage 3 and am using gentoo-sources > > 2.4.26-gentoo-r13 on a pentium 4 compaq laptop. I > am > > wiling to install again... for some odd reason I > enjoy > > a good gentoo installation. > > hey some people play halo all day long.. I install > > gentoo.. seriously tho, wondering if you can point > me > > in the right direction. > > > > for example I'm doing a stage 2 install with > gentoo > > sources and the exact stage i'm using is > > stage2-pentium4-2004.3 > > > > what do you think? > > > > mike h > > > > > > --- Rudolfo Munguia wrote: > > > > > ok, guessing this is post stage 3, You most > likely > > > don't have proc fs > > > built in. you would haveto boot from your live > cd > > > and go through the > > > whole chroot again to re-complie the kernel. > > > > > > Your /usr/src/linux should still be there > though.... > > > you may have > > > something else incorrect with your settup. Are > you > > > sure that the > > > /usr/src/linux symlink was built when you did > the > > > original install? > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:51:39 -0800 (PST), mike > hoy > > > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > after installing gentoo during reboot I'm > getting > > > the > > > > following error: > > > > > > > > * Mounting proc at /proc... [ > oops > > > ] > > > > > > > > * The "mount" command failed with error: > > > > > > > > line 1: mount: command not found > > > > > > > > * Since this is a critical task, startup > cannot > > > > continue. > > > > > > > > Give root pasword for maintenance > > > > > > > > (or type Control-D for normal startup):_ > > > > > > > > and of course the password and ctrl D is of no > > > help. > > > > > > > > are my two emails today related? > > > > > > > > I thought this /proc error had something to do > > > with > > > > fstab > > > > > > > > so here is the /proc entry in fstab: > > > > > > > > none /proc proc defaults 0 0 > > > > > > > > after messing around with it I think it's > > > possible, > > > > but not likely that i forgot to : > > > > > > > > [*] /proc file system support > > > > > > > > in the make menuconfig > > > > > > > > is there a way to get back to this so I can > > > recompile > > > > the kernel with /proc support? if that is the > > > case... > > > > > > > > i did try to > > > > > > > > #chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash > > > > > > > > and then > > > > > > > > # cd /usr/src/linux > > > > > > > > but the linux directory is gone. guess it was > > > cleaned > > > > up.. > > > > > > > > so I can't > > > > > > > > # make menuconfig > > > > > > > > I'm lost. rather than install again I thought > I > > > would > > > > post this for some seasoned plugger advice! > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > > > mike h > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > Yahoo! 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