Urgent! Please Help! /proc not mounting

iplayfast

I don't know how I did it, but for some reason, my system will not boot anymore. The last thing showing is

Pete_Keller · Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2003 3:20 pm Post subject:

iplayfast,

Reboot with your install cd, mount /dev/WHATEVER YOUR ROOT DIRECTORY IS /mnt/gentoo

mkdir /mnt/gentoo/proc

then reboot to your distribution.

Pete
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iplayfast · Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2003 7:32 pm Post subject:

proc is there. Any other ideas?

iplayfast · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 3:41 am Post subject:

bump!

col · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 7:25 am Post subject:

does your mount command work ? .... boot your gentoo cd & mount then chroot to you hard disk. Then try the mount command and see if it is working. If it doesnt work you will need to rebuild it.

floffe · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 11:33 am Post subject:

I have the same problem...

If it doesn't work, should I emerge mount, or is there an easier way?

floffe · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 2:29 pm Post subject:

Update: it says there is no mount command. Which ebuild is mount in? I searched on the package list, but didn't find it

Update: thanks to the nice people in #gentoo @ freenode.net I am right now emerging sys-apps/util-linux... *crosses fingers*

iplayfast · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 2:49 pm Post subject:

Good call col, that was it. Apparently mount got updated, but the supporting libraries did not. It's not fixed yet, but at least I have a clue on how to fix it.

Thanks

col · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 10:12 am Post subject:

you could try copying mount from your gentoo cdrom to your hdd as a quick fix .... otherwise I would boot your gentoo cd and get your network up and running, then chroot to your hdd and try re-emerging sys-apps/util-linux

iplayfast · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 4:23 pm Post subject:

Yes, I used knoppix, chrooted and am running one of the bootstrap scripts (after saving my etc).

It's still going 24 hrs later.

birukun · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 6:22 pm Post subject:

Did your /etc/fstab get whacked somehow?

Is this a new kernel, or the same you have used forever?

Hang in there -
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iplayfast · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 6:55 pm Post subject:

No I checked fstab first thing.

The problem it turns out is that mount was updated to use a new version of the libraries, but the libraries weren't updated. This may have happend because of a reboot. (many hours after it started).

I think I've gotten things fixed by copying the mount from the knippx cd to /bin. It's now coming back up. We will see what other damage was done!

birukun · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 8:02 pm Post subject:

Ouch!
I am going to have to remember that the next time I do a major update.
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