could use some help asap [solved]

perini · n00b Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 45 Location: SNJ

4th attempt to install gentoo (and getting further all the time). Made a mistake and typed in:
# grep -v /proc/mounts > /etc/mtab (also failed to add "rootfs" - but I'm past that now)
now I've lost my prompt. I'm in the chroot environment and need to, exit out & unmount - to reboot (hopefully into a working Gentoo install).
How can I stop the current process to move forward with this install.............................

Got this far in the process last time - when I accidentally hit the mouse and lost the prompt - I now move the mouse off my desk when in the gentoo install.

thanks,
TomP

Phlogiston · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 8:51 pm Post subject:

hmm what do you mean exactly with loosing promt? what if you hit enter?
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perini · n00b Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 45 Location: SNJ

nothing.................
prompt doesn't return - if it were DOS, it would be still be attempting to complete the command

perini · n00b Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Posts: 45 Location: SNJ

I went ahead & reboot the PC- got an message:
error loading operating system

back to square 1

thorpe · Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:56 pm Post subject:

Not back to square one. Just reboot from the liveCD, remount the partitions as per the handbook, and take off where you left.

No need to start over everytime.

wmakowski · n00b Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 33 Location: Ohio, USA

If you end up in that situation again you can go to one of the other virtual terminals and get a prompt. This is done by holding down the Cntl+Alt+F2 keys to swith to another terminal. There are usually 6 terminals setup F1 thru F6.

Bill