Interrupted kernel install, not sure how to proceed

[PoliteDiogenes]

Hello there,

So I am pretty new to gentoo, and have been trying to install it on a laptop remotely through ssh, using my work computer. Everything went well, until I started installing the kernel. 3 hours passed by, and it seemed like it was stuck in a loop, so just out of curiosity, I disconnected and reconnected the ssh session. But when reconnecting, the installation process wasn't viewable anymore, I got an empty cli. I quickly checked the laptop on which the process actually ran: the cli there showed the last commands that I gave on the laptop itself (initiating ssh, configuring wifi, etc.). Now I was completely at a loss for what I should do, and I gave out a shutdown command. It took a few tries to get the laptop installation running again (at first I booted from the gentoo live cd from which I originally started the installation: there it wouldn't recognize any commands I could easily execute before; then I tried the cached option, and now everything's back up running), and now I don't know how I should proceed: most likely I should remove of the kernel that has actually installed, but I don't know how. Or can I just repeat the kernel installation command, and it will overwrite my previous attempt?

Also I can no longer find the my ssd's partitions that I just created.

Thank you for your help in advance!

[Zucca]

If you cannot find the partition you created... then can you run a smart extended test on your SSD? Sounds like it has some problems.

Oh and welcome to Gentoo. ;)
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[NeddySeagoon]

PoliteDiogenes,

Welcome to Gentoo.

When you boot the liveUSB, you are in the liveUSBs filesystem. Changes you make there are saved to RAM as its really read only, with an 'overlay' filesystem in RAW to make it appear read write. These changes are lost every restart.

Once inside the chroot, you are in your own growing install. It's a real install that save things to your filesystem. Root commands you give there are saved to .bash_history.
They are still there.

To pick up where you left off, do the mount commands in the handboob, followed my the chroot steps.
Do not make partitions, do not make filesystems as these steps are destructive.

Once back in the chroot, continue your install, its all still there.
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[AndrewAmmerlaan]

[PoliteDiogenes]

Thanks so much! I am back again, and have started emerging the kernel again, and have lost ssh connection again. Having reconnected, and re-chrooted myself, I am trying to find out if the kernel installation is still happening. I have tried looking for the emerge command with the 'ps' utility, but wasn't able to find it. Does it mean that it has finished it's job?

[Zucca]