Gentoo start error[Solved]

[paradox6996]

mounted /mnt/gentoo and tried to download stage 3 tarball 2007 when I try to save it to /mnt/gentoo says access denied. I followed the guide correctly to this point. Thanx!

[rsa4046]

Try wget http://gentoo.osuosl.org/releases/<targetprocessor>/2007.0/stages/stage3-<targetprocessor>-2007.0.tar.bz2, substituting amd64, x86, etc., for <targetprocessor>. Thus if you're trying to grab amd64, open a bash shell and try

[paradox6996]

ya that worked thanx!

[paradox6996]

I have a new problem now; after I edit the make.conf file with MAKEOPTS="-j2". I go to the next page in the guide which is selecting a mirror using mirror select. I enter the bash cmd:mi.rrorselect -i -o >> /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf, and it says: bash: mi.rrorselect: command not found. If anyone knows the problem thanx in advance!

[Dirk.R.Gently]

pardox6996,
I just select what mirrors are nearest to me and put them into /etc/make.conf, e.g. mine looks like this:

[paradox6996]

[rsa4046]

Hi pardox6996,

[paradox6996]

[rsa4046]

Not athlon-xp 3200+, just

[paradox6996]

I made it to the end, rebooted, and entered the correct Gentoo kernel to get this:

root (hd0,0)

filesystem type ext2fs, partition type 0x83
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda3

error 15: file not found

Can I get some help on this to end my misery, Thanx!

edit: just wondering for this line in the handbook:

cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.6.19-gentoo-r5

should it be:

cp arch/i686/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-<version>

I was trying to get back into the gentoo system but I don't know how, and all the mount steps in the handbook ive tried says file not found so if I need to check stuff to fix this problem. Can someone post how to chroot into the gentoo dir from knoppix. thanx!

[kleinerfreak]

[likewhoa]

[paradox6996]

ya I checked the grub.conf it's all correct and ok then I did the arch right, which sucks because I did everything else exactly to the guide so idk...

I also checked the fstab.conf and it's correct too!

grub.conf
default 0

timeout 30

splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.21-r4
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda3

title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.21-r4 (rescue)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda3 init=/bin/bb


edit: I also checked fstab.conf and it is correct too

fstab:
/dev/hda1 /boot ext2 defaults,noatime 1 2
/dev/hda3 / ext3 noatime 0 1
/dev/hda2 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,user 0 0
#/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto 0 0

[kleinerfreak]

paradox: Maybe you should focus on one thread instead of running two with the same question at the same time. Just have one closed.

[rsa4046]

Grub is clearly installed in the boot sector of the drive, because it loads its image ok. However, are you sure that the boot partition was mounted during kernel copying and grub-install? You only have to repeat these steps (20-odd lines):

1. boot install CD, for the sake of speed, avoid entering X:

Code:

gentoo-nofb nox

2. Once at the bash prompt, do

Code:

# mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo # mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot # mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc # mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev # chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash # env-update # source /etc/profile # export PS1="(chroot) $PS1" # cd /usr/src/linux

3. If you want to rebuild the kernel as a check, do so now:

Code:

# make && make modules_install


4. Copy the kernel image and System.map to /boot

Code:

# cp -iv `find . -name bzImage` /boot/kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 # cp -iv System.map /boot

5. Repeat grub-install:

Code:

# grep -v rootfs /proc/mounts > /etc/mtab # grub-install --no-floppy /dev/hda

6. Check that your /boot/grub/grub.conf kernel line is correct. Your kernel file can have any name you want, but it must agree with that given in the kernel line:

Code:

default 0 timeout 30 title=Gentoo Linux kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4   root (hd0,0)   kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda3

7. Then exit the chroot, unmount, reboot, and remove the CD.

Code:

# exit # cd # umount /mnt/gentoo/boot /mnt/gentoo/dev /mnt/gentoo/proc /mnt/gentoo # reboot

Did that work?

Edit: Fixed typos, missing words
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[paradox6996]

I don't have the install cd I have knoppix and it works differently then the way you posted:

gentoo-nofb nox

# mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo
# mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot
# mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc
# mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev
# chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
# env-update
# source /etc/profile
# export PS1="(chroot) $PS1"
# cd /usr/src/linux

I recompiled the kernel I checked grub to make sure it was the correct version all that, I made sure image was copied to boot, I made sure the kernels in grub.conf matched the kernel in usr/src/linux I did a couple other things I can't think of because because its 5am and I've been at this for a long time. The only thing I've never done that isn't in the handbook is this:

# cp -iv `find . -name bzImage` /boot/kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4
# cp -iv System.map /boot

yay!

Edit: did those too lines up their cp -iv --->
on line1: cp: target `/boot/kernel-2.6.21-gentoo-r4` is not a directory
line2:(system.map one) cp: cannot stat `system.map` : no such file or directory

if your going to ask if i did cp arch ---> line after i /make the kernel yes i did /boot only shows bzImage.

P.S ya it was mounted like I said I followed the handbook to the tee, so the error isn't me. owned!
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Paradox(>")>

Everyone has to start somewhere, it just depends on where you end up that counts! (>")>

[rsa4046]

Check the syntax exactly:

[paradox6996]

[rsa4046]

It's not a tilde, it's a backtick (below the tilde on my keyboard). Yes, your /usr/src/linux should map to /usr/src/linux-2.6.21-gentoo-r4. The code

[paradox6996]

[rsa4046]

If you rec'd

[paradox6996]

Knoppix linux # ls -la ../
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 2 22:47 .
drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 Aug 2 16:36 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Apr 19 23:54 .keep
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Aug 2 22:47 linux -> linux-2.6.21-gentoo-r4
drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 4096 Aug 3 08:06 linux-2.6.21-gentoo-r4
Knoppix linux # find . -name bzImage
./arch/i386/boot/bzImage
Knoppix linux #
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Paradox(>")>

Everyone has to start somewhere, it just depends on where you end up that counts! (>")>

[rsa4046]

[paradox6996]

Knoppix linux # mount
/dev/root.old on / type ext2 (rw)
/proc on /proc type proc (rw,nodiratime)
/sys on /sys type sysfs (rw)
/dev/hdd on /cdrom type iso9660 (ro)
/dev/cloop on /KNOPPIX type iso9660 (ro)
/dev/cloop2 on /KNOPPIX2 type iso9660 (ro)
/ramdisk on /ramdisk type tmpfs (rw)
/UNIONFS on /UNIONFS type unionfs (rw,dirs=/ramdisk=rw:/KNOPPIX=ro:/KNOPPIX2=ro,debug=0,delete=all,copyup=preserve)
/dev/pts on /UNIONFS/dev/pts type devpts (rw)
/proc/bus/usb on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
automount(pid2262) on /mnt/auto type autofs (rw)
/dev/hda3 on / type ext3 (rw)
/proc on /proc type proc (rw,nodiratime)
/UNIONFS on /dev type unionfs (rw,dirs=/ramdisk=rw:/KNOPPIX=ro:/KNOPPIX2=ro,debug=0,delete=all,copyup=preserve)
Knoppix linux # ls -la /boot
total 2528
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 3 08:36 .
drwxr-xr-x 18 root root 4096 Aug 2 16:33 ..
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Aug 3 08:36 boot
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2569936 Aug 3 08:08 bzImage
Knoppix linux #
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Paradox(>")>

Everyone has to start somewhere, it just depends on where you end up that counts! (>")>

[rsa4046]

I don't think your boot partition is mounted (I don't see /dev/hda1 in the mount list). See if you can do