Problem: chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash: No such file or...

[lizdexik]

Hello Everyone,

I've made it to section 8.6 in the install guide and have been very careful not to overlook any details. I was able to mount the /proc filesystem with no problem and was also able to cp /etc/resolv.conf to /mnt/gentoo/etc/resolv.conf. When I try to change the root directory by doing a chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash, I get the error "chroot: /bin/bash: No such file or directory". I've scoured through the documentation, read many posts on this board, and tried countless google searches to no avail.

Anyone have any ideas?

Much Appreciated.

[nixnut]

Did you extract the tarball to the right directory?
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[lizdexik]

I did everything exactly as instructed in the install.html file. /bin/bash exists if that's what you're asking.

[nixnut]

[lizdexik]

It appears that /mnt/gentoo/bin/bash doesn't exist. Do I need to create it then?

[lizdexik]

Or did I extract into the wrong directory?

[tins]

If I am not completely mistaken, the chroot command calls /bin/bash from the current "environment", I mean the OS and filesystem that was booted from the Live CD. This should work wether you extracted the stage tarball to the right directory or not.

Try "ls -l /bin/bash". What does it say?

Also, if /mnt/gentoo/bin/bash exists, you could try to copy it over to /bin.

[lizdexik]

ls -l /bin/bash
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 686856 Feb 15 2003 /bin/bash

/mnt/gentoo/bin/bash does not exist, but all of the proper files seem to located in the /bin directory.

[mentok]

[lizdexik]

Must have been an oversite on my part...you are correct. Now I feel like a real dumb-ass. Thanks for your help!

[Ian]

I'm having the same problem, but the tarball is extracted to the correct spot. Very annoying, I even tried using a Knoppix LiveCD with the same result (not working).