fstab question

[goldfish777]

In the Gentoo install guide here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=8
It says that I'm supposed to make the fstab file. I saw that one already exists. Also it says that the existing one isn't valid.
Should I create one using mkdir or do I edit the existing one?
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[snakeo2]

edit the existing one. Post the the contents of your fstab file as well as the output of " fdisk -l "
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[goldfish777]

Why do I need to post the contents?
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[cach0rr0]

[goldfish777]

I've done a lot with fstab so im pretty comfortable with it. Regardless, I will still post the contents later today(right now I got school and other things to do first).
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[NathanZachary]

I don't think it was meant to be a cut. We were simply offering to help you if you weren't comfortable with editing the fstab. If you do need help with it, please just ask.
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[goldfish777]

I'm not taking it as a cut, I'm not near as familiar with linux as you guys so I will acept all the help I can get.

Here is the output of fdisk -l

[NathanZachary]

The only thing that I can see as potentially being a problem is /dev/hda*. If you are using the new libata drivers in the kernel (which is strongly recommended), then every drive will be seen as sd* instead of hd*, whether or not it is PATA or SATA. Basically, if you reboot after you are finished with the initial Gentoo base system installation and it fails to boot, it could be this problem. What installation medium did you use (Gentoo minimal, SystemRescueCD, et cetera)? I would have thought that it would have already been using the libata drivers, so when you did fdisk, it would have required /dev/sda.
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[goldfish777]

Im using a Gentoo minimal install. This: "lfslivecd-x86-6.3-r2145.iso" to be exact.

I also I dont have SATA drives. That is why they got partitioned by fdisk as "hda*"
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[krinn]

not only sata drives are named as sda...
most modern drivers (notice: modern driver = recent driver even for an old controller) named disk as sd*

And where you'll find modern drivers ? Well, in a modern kernel...

So even if in livecd your disks are named hda... they will certainly be named sda when your own kernel will boot: so, your fstab must call your disk sd* and not hd*

[NeddySeagoon]

krinn,

A more complete answer would be that a modern kernel contains both sets of drivers but the old ones are depreciated.
What goes into /etc/fstab depends on which set of drivers you have made.

If you ave made both sets, its not going to work as the drivers will fight over the hardware. There will be no damage, it just won't work.
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[cach0rr0]

[NathanZachary]

Ah yes, the LFS liveCD still uses the older drivers if I remember. That shouldn't be a problem, but hopefully you used the newer libata drivers when you manually configured your kernel for Gentoo. If so, you will indeed need to change your fstab to /dev/sda* instead of /dev/hda*.
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[goldfish777]

Yeah sorry, I blew it. I am using this: "install-x86-minimal-20100126.iso"
Apparently I copied the wrong name from my file on this machine. So basically I should be calling them "sd*" not "hd*" because the drivers that are on the kernel. Is there a way I can be certain that the drivers on the kernel will need "sd*"?

Thanks, you guys are being a great help so far.
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[NathanZachary]

You need to go to /usr/src/linux and issue the make menuconfig command just like you did to build your kernel the first time. Then, look for this section:

[goldfish777]

You are correct it is set the same as yours. I will make the changes in fstab. Are there any other important details I should know before I continue on with Gentoo?
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[cach0rr0]

[goldfish777]

Ok then will do, thanks for all the help.
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[NathanZachary]

No problem at all; that's the reason we're here. I can't think of anything else to mention regarding fstab. Let us know if you have any other questions, comments, or concerns regarding your installation.
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[goldfish777]

YAYNESS!
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