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bedazzled
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 Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 11:37 pm Post subject: Boot problem... |
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Hi! 
This is my first attempt in installing gentoo.
I followed the handbook, I rebooted the system (Chapter 10.c)
and when it finished booting, it showed up the following messages:
| Code: | * Mounting proc at /proc ... [ oops ]
* The "mount" command failed with error:
line 17: mount: command not found
* Since this is a critical task, startup cannot continue.
Give root password for maintenance
(or type Control-D to continue): |
I give the password, I press enter and nothing happens! 
Then I just press Ctrl+D as I have no choice....
I checked the /etc/fstab and seems fine...
Some useful info:
AMD Athlon 64 +3000
MSI K8N Neo 4 Platinum (nForce 4 Ultra)
nVidia GeForce 6 6600 GT
Western Digital Raptor SATA
And of course, I installed the native 64-bit edition.
Any clues? 
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adaptr
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I checked the /etc/fstab and seems fine... |
That means absolutely nothing, I'm afraid; post the file - if it was fine you wouldn't have these problems.
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bedazzled
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 12:20 am Post subject: /etc/fstab |
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OK, here it is...
| Code: | /dev/sda2 /boot ext2 defaults,noatime 1 2
/dev/sda3 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/sda4 / ext3 noatime 0 1
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,user 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 |
ps: sda1 is my ntfs windows partition.... |
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adaptr
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 12:33 am Post subject: |
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Whether SATA uses the IDE interface or the SCSI interface depends on the driver used.
In other words: the LiveCD recognises it as sda, but your kernel may think it's hda.
What do you have in your bootloader config ?
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bedazzled
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 12:43 am Post subject: |
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2.6 series kernels report sata disks as sdx as far as I know... 
grub.conf
| Code: | default 1
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.11
root (hd0,1)
kernel /kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r9 root=/dev/sda4 video=vesafb-tng:mtrr,ywrap,1024x768-32@85
title=Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1 |
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bedazzled
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 1:27 am Post subject: |
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| Are my config files right? |
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jmbsvicetto
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 1:33 am Post subject: |
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Hi.
The /boot/grub/grub.conf file seems ok.
Can you post the boot messages? Also, are you sure you have the proper SATA driver compiled in the kernel? |
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bedazzled
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 1:48 am Post subject: |
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| jmbsvicetto wrote: | Hi.
The /boot/grub/grub.conf file seems ok.
Can you post the boot messages? Also, are you sure you have the proper SATA driver compiled in the kernel? |
What about the /etc/fstab ?
Yes, I selected sata_nv (indeed it loads something about CK804).
I'm currently writing from my laptop, how can I post the boot messages? |
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jmbsvicetto
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 2:08 am Post subject: |
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Well, /etc/fstab also looks ok. You don't have any extended partition, right? If you have, your /etc/fstab file is incorrect.
Please post the error and the previous 5 to 10 lines. When does the error occur? Right after the grub menu or during the init stage? |
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96140
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you can get the boot messages by doing:
IF you have a working prompt after getting a working login. However, I don't think you're at that point yet. A question: when installing from the LiveCD, after doing cd /mnt/gentoo, did you remember to first do | Code: | | # mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc |
and THEN do | Code: | | # cp /proc/mounts /mnt/gentoo/etc/mtab |
BEFORE chrooting into /mnt/gentoo?
If not, more than likely this essential info was lost when you started installing the base system. You'd need to boot back into the LiveCD, do the usual | Code: | | # mount /dev/$DRIVE /mnt/gentoo && mkdir /mnt/gentoo/boot && mount /dev/$DRIVE /mnt/gentoo/boot && cd /mnt/gentoo |
and then finish it off using the steps I outlined above. |
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cyrillic
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 5:56 pm Post subject: Re: Boot problem... |
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| bedazzled wrote: | | mount: command not found |
It looks like you don't have all of the base system installed yet.
Boot with the LiveCD, chroot back into your installation, and do this to finish installing the base system.
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bedazzled
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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I tried a new install, but this time a stage 3 one (i thought it's easier for a noob like me  ).
New prob:
I followed EXACTLY the handbook and when I "emerge gentoo-sources"
it tries to download them from the internet INSTEAD of fetching them locally.
My internet connection at that time was down, so it never accomplished the task.
I've done the install 3 times, with the same result.
Any clues?  |
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adaptr
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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...except for the part where you are told to copy the distfiles over to the hard drive, presumably.
If you don't have an Internet connection, or an intermittent one, then how are you posting here ?
Do you mean you can't get networking going from the LiveCD ?
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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| bedazzled wrote: | | My internet connection at that time was down |
I'll try again and post the results...
Do you think it's better to install the 32-bit version?
I've seen many bugs concering macromedia flash, openoffice, win32 dlls...
Should any performance penalty occur? |
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96140
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| Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Athlon64 processors run fantastically well, so by using all 32-bit applications, you shouldn't actually notice hardly any--if any at all, actually--performance decreases. Go with a pure 32-bit environment, for your first install, until you've become more familiar and comfortable with your new Gentoo system. There are enough Gentoo docs and forums posts that confirm the noticeable lack of performance penalties when using 32-bit programs. You'll be fine.
Besides, there aren't that many 64-bit drivers or apps just yet, and there is no 64-bit flash plugin, nor will OpenOffice compile on a 64-bit system. Since AMD64 processors are designed to handle 32-bit applications natively, you will still have a blazingly fast system . . . once you get it all properly installed, that is.  |
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bedazzled
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| Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 11:34 am Post subject: |
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| What cflags do you recommend for Athlon 64 +3000 Winchester (for the 32bit distro version)? |
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nixnut
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See here: http://gentoo-wiki.com/Safe_Cflags
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