Problems with bootstrap?

merdan · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 1:23 pm Post subject: Problems with bootstrap?

Hi!

If you have problems with the bootstrap script while installing SELinux 2004.0, this information (which also is stated in the manual) could be useful:

Use tarball stage 1.
Format /dev/hda3 in ext3 format.

I missed both these clues the first time I read the install manual, mainly because the first one was stated in the second line, while it should be repeated in chapter 8 when you read about what stage to start from. Who remebers one particular sentence read many pages ago??

The first time I tried to install I used ReiserFS because that's the file system I have used on other Linux systems. I am also familiar with the fdisk command, and mounting partions, so I almost skipped that chapter in the manual.

After starting all over, evertthing seems to work fine for me.
Good luck....
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Merdan,
n00b user

taskara · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 1:38 pm Post subject:

weird... I always use reiserfs.. and I build 2004.0 system 3 days ago form stage 1 with, no problems..
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merdan · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 1:53 pm Post subject:

Well, I have done everything else pretty similar so....

Before I changed my /dev/hda3 partion to ext3 I tried to start from tarball stage 1, but a similar problem in bootstrap occurred (check my previous posting in this forum: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=969111#969111 )

Changing to ext3 made the bootstrap go smoothly for me. Check a half page down below code-listing 6.10 in this manual: http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/hardened/selinux/selinux-x86-install.xml

taskara · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 3:02 pm Post subject:

ahhh.. you're using selinux?

that's the security enhanced version of gentoo

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