Starting problem after install

judas · n00b Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 37

Hello i have installed gentoo from universal cd and did everything what it says on the manuel (as far as i think) but after the first reboot it starts to open but at the point;

starting devfsd it say //sbin/rc: line 271: /sbin/devfsd nosuch file or directory

* activating (possible) swap... [ok]
* remounting root filesystem read only (if necessary)... [ok]
* checking root filesystem...
fsck: fsck.xfs: not found
fsck: error 2 while executing fxck.xfs for /dev/root [ok]
* remounting root filesystm read/write... [ok]
* setting hostname to tux... [ok]
* calculatýng module dependencies...[ok]
* checking all filesystems...
fsck.ext2: no such file or directory while trying to open /dev/root
/dev/root:
the superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 filesystem. if the device is valid and really contans an ext2 filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock is corrupt, nd you might try running efsck with an alternate superblock: e2fsck -b 8193 <device>

* fsck could not correct all errors, manuel repair needed [!!]

i am new to linux.. this is my first try on a linux installation so i am confused.. could you help me what should i do in this point?

davascript · l33t Joined: 07 Apr 2004 Posts: 618 Location: Pennsylvania

1.Boot to the livecd
2. Mount your drives

judas · n00b Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 37

when i write down mount /dev/hda /mnt/gentoo it saya
VFS: Cant find ext3 filesystem on dev hda
SQUASHFS error: Cant find a SQUASHFS superblock on hda
mount: you must specify the filesystem type

do you think that trying to insatall again from the beginning would be a good idea?

judas · n00b Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 37

i have installed again and have the same error again..

while 6. Chrooting into the Gentoo Base System i dont use cp -L /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc/resolv.conf

and i couldnt emerge coldplug nor hotplug.. will it be the reason for this problem?

loki99 · Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:45 am Post subject:

judas · n00b Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 37

i have done it.. copying it emerges the coldplug and hot plug but i still have the devfsd error.. dont understand what is going wrong.. any ideas?

loki99 · Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:01 am Post subject:

You need to give us more information.

*) How did you partition your harddisk?

*) What filesystem did you put on those partitions?

*) At what point of the handbook did you get stuck this time?

*) Did you compile your kernel manually or did you use genkernel?

vanGogh · Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:05 am Post subject:

davascript · l33t Joined: 07 Apr 2004 Posts: 618 Location: Pennsylvania

1. Please post your fstab.
2. Make sure you have compiled your kernel with ext3 as compile not module.
3. Compile your kernel yourself it might be confusing at first but take your time and after doing it it is definitely less daunting.
4. Try not to skip any of the steps in the guide, screwy things will happen itf you don't.
5. and we do need more information about your system. partitioning scheme, filesystem scheme, and how did you compile.

judas · n00b Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 37

Thank you very much to all..

Ok fstab is;

/dev/hda1 /boot ext2 defaults, noatime 1 2
/dev/hda2 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hda3 / ext3 noatime 0 1
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0

partition info;

40 gb hdd and i am only using/installing gentoo no other os yet.

i did everything in the manual. 3 partitions

hda1 - 32 m - ext 2 - boot
hda2 - 512m - swap
hda3 - rest - ext3 - root

i use genkernel but each time i start the instalation aftr writing genkernel y internet connection gone an i dont know why even i copy the conf file..

i hope this will be enough.. got any ideas?

davascript · l33t Joined: 07 Apr 2004 Posts: 618 Location: Pennsylvania

compile your kernel yourself(reading other docs helps i.e. read some of the kernel docs)
i dont copy my resolv.conf i manually configured it using these instructons
try that out and let us know if the errors have changed

judas · n00b Joined: 18 Sep 2005 Posts: 37

ok i have re installed everything and manually set the kernel (not used genkernel) and reboot..

the past error i gone but this time it says problem starting needed services net mount was not started

and i login as root with my password..

by the way how am i suppose to know that i did everything right? I mean i am expecting a graphical page like windows so at the end i am going to be able to work in a graphical enviroment dont i? or do i need another cd for that graphical intrface like my desktop, network places...

Ph0eniX · Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:02 pm Post subject:

paulbarker · Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:43 pm Post subject:

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/index.xml?catid=desktop.

If you're used to windows, I suggest using KDE as your desktop environment.

1) Follow instructions for setting up xorg-x11 (this provides graphics).
2) Choose a window manager or desktop environment (KDE, Gnome and Fluxbox have guides on the docs page, search the web for screenshots and decide which one you like).
3) Install your chosen environment according to the docs.

Best of luck and post in the desktop environments forum if you have problems.

HTH, Paul