Problem on installing Gentoo

[satimis]

Hi folks,

Guide:-
Gentoo Linux AMD64 Handbook

Ran "install-minimal-2006.1" CD to install Gentoo. Installation went through without difficulty. Grub started but ending at "Error 15 : File not found".

I installed grub manually with;
# cat << EOF | grub
> root (hd0,0)
> setup (hd0)
> EOF
...... (hd0,0)/boot/grub/stage2/boot/grub/menu.lst...succeeded.

Kernel image has to be copied manually;
# cp arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage /boot/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r5

# ls -al /boot/
.keep
boot -> .
grub
linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r5
loar+found
* end *

What is ".keep" there ?

/boot/grub/grub.conf
...
....
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r7 root=/dev/hda2

I could not resolve once exiting "chroot" Re-entering chroot environment could not find "env-update, emerge, /src/, /modules/" commands and directories. I tried many times.

Advice would be appreciated. TIA

B.R.
satimis

[dkeav]

# cp arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage /boot/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r5
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r7 root=/dev/hda2

r5vsr7

[satimis]

Hi dkeav,

Just rechecked the notes;
It should be :-
# cp arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage /boot/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r7

Sorry for the typing mistake on my posting.

B.R.
satimis

[Pafnoutios]

I could not resolve once exiting "chroot" Re-entering chroot environment could not find "env-update, emerge, /src/, /modules/" commands and directories. I tried many times.

Either your installation went rather awry, or you didn't mount your entire system into /mnt/gentoo before chrooting back into it.

[je_fro]

kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r7

make sure your grub.conf has that ^ ^

.keep files are to make sure certain directories aren't removed when you unmerge something.

[KieranCorkBoy]

I get this error also. I have no idea why I get it.
If I boot to the grub prompt, and type exactly the same as I have in my menu.lst, and type boot, gentoo boots normally.
So if I type:
root (hd0,4)
kernel /vmlinuz noapictimer root=/dev/hda7
boot
My AMD64 Laptop boots mormally.

If you try typing:

kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r7 root=/dev/hda2
boot

Your pc should boot

[je_fro]

grub
> root (hd0,0)
> setup (hd0)

should fix it so that the grub menu is displayed...

[satimis]

Hi KieranCorkBoy,

If you try typing:

kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r7 root=/dev/hda2
boot

Your pc should boot

Tried as follows;
grub> root (hd0,0)

Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83

grub> kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r7 root=/dev/hda2 [ENTER]

Error 15: File not found

Remark;
During installation after chroot, I ran;

# ls -l /usr/src/linux

lrwxrwxrwx  1  root  root ...... /usr/src/linux -> linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r7

I used it as kernel name.

B.R.
satimis

[satimis]

Hi Pafnoutios,

Either your installation went rather awry, or you didn't mount your entire system into /mnt/gentoo before chrooting back into it.

I mounted all device, partitions, etc. as follows;
mount /dev/hda2 /mnt/gentoo
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot
mount /dev/vg/usr /mnt/gentoo/usr
mount /dev/vg/home /mnt/gentoo/home
mount /dev/vg/opt /mnt/gentoo/opt
mount /dev/vg/var /mnt/gentoo/var
mount /dev/vg/tmp /mnt/gentoo/tmp
mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc
mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev

same as running chroot the first time. I tried many times with same result. After rechroot, env-update, emerge, /src, /modules, etc. no tound.

B.R.
satimis

[satimis]

Hi je_fro,

kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r7

make sure your grub.conf has that ^ ^

/boot/grub/grub.conf;

timeout 30
default 0
fallback 1
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xml.gz
title Gentoo Linux 2.6.17-r7
root (hd0,0)
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r7  root=/dev/hda2

Others noted with tks.

satimis

[dkeav]

(hd0,0) is /boot and there is no /boot directory inside of it, and you designated your root (ie grub boot directory) earlier

grub> root (hd0,0)
grub> kernel /kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r7 root=/dev/hda2
grub> boot


btw, grub has tab completetion, please learn to use it

[satimis]

Hi folks,

Gentoo started booting after changing following line;
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r7 root=/dev/hda2
to
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r7 root=/dev/hda2

But still having following problems;

1)
Engine: Unable to open the engine block file /var/lock/evms-engine : Read only filesystem. The engine is not protected against other instances of the Engine being opened at the same time. Error returned from evms_commit_changes ( ) : No such device [!!]

2)
Loading module 3c59x ....
Failed to load 3c59x [!!]

3)
All
/dev/vg/usr
/dev/vg/home
/dev/vg/opt
/dev/vg/var
/dev/vg/tmp

have same problem as listed follow;
e2fsck: No such file or directory which trying to open /dev/vg/usr. The super block could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2 filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else). There the superblock is corrupt, and your might trying e2fsck with an alternative superblock :
e2fsck -b 8193

# e2fsck -b 8193 /dev/vg/usr

fsck.ext3: No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/vg/usr

Please advise how to fix them. TIA

B.R.
satimis

[Pafnoutios]

2)
Loading module 3c59x ....
Failed to load 3c59x [!!]

Does your ethernet card use the 3c59x driver? I don't think newer cards use that driver. Do you need that driver or is the system accidentally configured to try to load that module that you didn't compile?

[je_fro]

What the heck is this stuff?

/dev/vg/usr
/dev/vg/home
/dev/vg/opt
/dev/vg/var
/dev/vg/tmp

[plainzwalker]

What the heck is this stuff?

/dev/vg/usr
/dev/vg/home
/dev/vg/opt
/dev/vg/var
/dev/vg/tmp

Thats not supposed to be there?