[SOLVED]Write protecting the kernel read-only

josel · n00b Joined: 30 Mar 2011 Posts: 12 Location: z laptopa

Hi,
I am new to linux, but I've got plenty of time to learn that great system, so I decided to install Gentoo as best distro for learning (by reading documentation and hard-working).
So, here's my problem. I've installed gentoo yesterday from minimal cd (mounted to USB). I was using handbook from gentoo.org, everything was going nice, I've compiled the kernel, installed grub, reboot, but when I choose "Gentoo" (I've got windows too) booting ends just like that:

ferreirafm · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:34 pm Post subject:

Hi josel
A similar problems has been reported in the RedHat Bugzilla archives. This thread is pretty old, however, it can give you some clues. It seems you have to pass a option to kernel.
G'Luck

Hypnos · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 4:54 pm Post subject:

Your English is fine.

Do you see a an "Oops" when you look at the output of the command "dmesg" ? If so, you would know that it's some kernel error, and where the error might be coming from.

I found another forum thread that might be related:

https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-863025-start-0.html
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josel · n00b Joined: 30 Mar 2011 Posts: 12 Location: z laptopa

Thanks for reply, I try to check dmesg and I didn't found anything suspicious for my noobish eyes. No errors, oops's and so on. Maybe one thing makes me wonder - when I typed

Ant P. · Watchman Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 6920

You probably have init=/bin/sh in your bootloader config. Remove it if it's there.

josel · n00b Joined: 30 Mar 2011 Posts: 12 Location: z laptopa

I don't have it
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Hypnos · Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 6:48 pm Post subject:

1) Having lots of messages about PCI and interrupts in dmesg is normal with newer kernels

2) You should boot into a LiveCD and then you can mount your hard disk inside there. Then, as described in the guidebook, you can chroot into the hard disk root directory for certain critical operations.

Many people have reinstalled Gentoo after not being able to get it to work initially, but I think you might learn more if you get it to work without reinstalling

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Ant P. · Watchman Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 6920

Well for some reason it's running a shell instead of the normal init there. Did you use genkernel when you installed?

josel · n00b Joined: 30 Mar 2011 Posts: 12 Location: z laptopa

o, my bootloader somehow add init.
Now I can log in

Ok, I don't really know how it happened. :oops:

Now my problem is solved I think. :oops:

Thanks to you all.

Cheers,
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