Little Problem

Mike_McCready · n00b Joined: 10 Jul 2002 Posts: 43 Location: Massachusetts

I forgot to compile devfs support into my kernel during the install. Now, I'm sad, because I need it.

I can't recompile the kernel with a normal boot right now, because the computer is locked into read-only because it can't load devfs. My question is, can I use the install CD, go back, and recompile the kernel without reinstalling anything else? If I can, I'd like to see the steps as to how.

Thanks.

delta407 · Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2002 5:07 pm Post subject:

This thread will help you get back on your feet.
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Mike_McCready · n00b Joined: 10 Jul 2002 Posts: 43 Location: Massachusetts

sweet, now just one more question.

when I try to run 'make menuconfig', I'm informed that make doesn't exist. I'm guessing that's because of the weird directory structure I have while I'm booting off the CD. How can I run make in this setup?

delta407 · Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2002 5:20 pm Post subject:

chroot into your Gentoo install, and "cd /usr/src/linux" first. menuconfig should work just fine.
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Mike_McCready · n00b Joined: 10 Jul 2002 Posts: 43 Location: Massachusetts

well, it works. You are truly the man.