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suggest dropping back and going step by step from here:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml?part=1&chap=5
doing this should download and then extract the tarball over what already happened and then install portage to the extracted tarball at which point you will be ready to proceed to the step you cited.
Word of caution: when you get to steps for installing grub, don't do them. if you do grub you will need to setup the partition /dev/sda5 (also known to legacy grub as (hd0,0)) not the disk /dev/sda (also known to legacy grub as (hd0)). Targeting the drive will likely wipe out your current multiboot.
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 4:15 am Post subject: Finally getting it a bit more |
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The stage3 and the portage , latest paxages are 2 different packages that have to be downloaded and intalled. The directions where rt in front of me
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 4:32 am Post subject: |
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| DONAHUE wrote: | suggest dropping back and going step by step from here:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml?part=1&chap=5
doing this should download and then extract the tarball over what already happened and then install portage to the extracted tarball at which point you will be ready to proceed to the step you cited.
Word of caution: when you get to steps for installing grub, don't do them. if you do grub you will need to setup the partition /dev/sda5 (also known to legacy grub as (hd0,0)) not the disk /dev/sda (also known to legacy grub as (hd0)). Targeting the drive will likely wipe out your current multiboot. |
Thanks for the heads up on grub. What do you suggest as a GUI?
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 4:35 am Post subject: |
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i use gnome and like it, which gui questions usually lead to religious wars.
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 4:48 am Post subject: |
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| DONAHUE wrote: | | i use gnome and like it, which gui questions usually lead to religious wars. |
So in one post you suggest i dont try to insall it, but you are using it?
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 5:55 am Post subject: |
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I like gnome and would recommend it.
I have machines that boot grub2 and machines that boot legacy grub and I setup the hard drives on both types. I do have multiboot on some. I do not have Apple OS, refit, efi, uefi, gpt on any of them. As you are using refit I advised against setup of grub on the hard drive. setup of grub on the partition should be safe. gnome is a desktop GUI, grub is a boot loader.
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| DONAHUE wrote: | I like gnome and would recommend it.
I have machines that boot grub2 and machines that boot legacy grub and I setup the hard drives on both types. I do have multiboot on some. I do not have Apple OS, refit, efi, uefi, gpt on any of them. As you are using refit I advised against setup of grub on the hard drive. setup of grub on the partition should be safe. gnome is a desktop GUI, grub is a boot loader. |
My apologies when I read your "do not recommend" I thought you where referring to Gnome. Bad reading. My eyes ain't what they used to be. Yes I believe grub2 is already installed on my system. I believe it installed when I installed my "Mint 13" on my system. I use the boot loader manager "rEFit" and when I select the icon "Linux Penguin" it loads the grub boot loader where I can choose which OS I want to load. rEFit and configuration files reside in my "/efi" directory.
So again I apologize for not reading your initial post correctly. I got burnt out last night doing my gentoo install. So far I have the stage3-amd pkg unpacked then followed the directions and download the package-latest distribution and unpacked it and everything went smooth. Going back to the hand book and finding the next step for the installation process tonight.
Again, thank you and all those who have been patient with me and helping with this install and understanding concepts !
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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you should be able to use the mint grub2 as the boot loader for your gentoo install or install grub2 to the gentoo partition and chainload that from refit.
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 2:37 am Post subject: Code Listing 1.3: Copy over DNS information |
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I've successfully configured my make.conf to my liking. I'm now in chapter 6 following directions and am at the Code Listing 1.3: Copy over DNS information:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-amd64.xml?part=1&chap=6
When I issue the recommended command of | Code: | | cp -L /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc/ |
I get this message | Quote: | | cp can not stat '/etc/resolv.conf': No such file or directory |
Is this step necessary ? I know that within my "Mint" install there resides a resolvconfig directory, but don't think the install instructions are prompting me to cp this directory to my gentoo install ?
I'm also looking at config and install instructions for Mac at this site :http://gr0x0r.no-ip.org/mediawiki/index.php/Emerge_System_Utilities
When I issued command : | Code: | | # emerge -av gentoo-sources |
I get this output:
| Quote: | No command 'emerge' found, did you mean:
Command 'merge' from package 'rcs' (universe)
Command 'fmerge' from package 'fhist' (universe)
Command 'vemerge' from package 'util-vserver' (universe)
Command 'esmerge' from package 'tstools' (universe)
emerge: command not found
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Thanks for any help !
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 3:52 am Post subject: |
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| Code: | | nano /mnt/gentoo/etc/resolv.conf |
edit to read | Quote: | | nameserver 8.8.8.8 |
emerge is a gentoo command used in installing program packages from portage, the response you posted indicates you are not yet in the gentoo chroot. Thankfully, mint is not recognizing the command.
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 7:30 pm Post subject: Still installing fstab question |
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When looking at my /etc/ftab file my output reads as follows:
| Code: | GNU nano 2.3.1 File: fstab
# See the manpage fstab(5) for more information.
#
# <fs> <mountpoint> <type> <opts> <dump/pass>
# NOTE: If your BOOT partition is ReiserFS, add the notail option to opts.
/dev/BOOT /boot ext2 noauto,noatime 1 2
/dev/ROOT / ext3 noatime 0 1
/dev/SWAP none swap sw 0 0
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,ro 0 0
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto 0 0 |
Don't know if I need to change this file ? I'm doing an install without a /boot partion so I don't know if I need to remove this section ?
I originally formatted my gentoo partion as "ext4" so should I change my "/" ROOT to ext4 ?
The /dev/cdrom is also a dvd drive so do I need to add a /dev/dvdrom /mnt/dvdrom auto to my fstab code?
Thanks for any help !
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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/dev/sda5 / ext3 noatime 0 1 #assuming ext3 was your choice
#/dev/SWAP none swap sw 0 0 #maybe you'll make one someday
shm /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 # may not need this but harmless
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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| DONAHUE wrote: | /dev/sda5 / ext3 noatime 0 1 #assuming ext3 was your choice
#/dev/SWAP none swap sw 0 0 #maybe you'll make one someday
shm /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 # may not need this but harmless |
Thanks!
So by your recommendation I can take the "Boot" section out of the fstab because I don't have a
"/boot" partion ?
I did create a swap of 2 gigs and is located on /dev/sda8
So my current fstab output reads as follows:
| Code: | # <fs> <mountpoint> <type> <opts> <dump/pass>
# NOTE: If your BOOT partition is ReiserFS, add the notail option to opts.
/dev/BOOT /boot ext2 noauto,noatime 1 2
/dev/sda5 / ext3 noatime 0 1
/dev/sda8 none swap sw 0 0
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When you mention adding | Quote: | | shm /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 # may not need this but harmless |
What is this exactly ?
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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LOOKING GOOD
shm tmpfs entered my fstab a while back cause the boot sequence complained. left it in since, though i think udev or openrc may take care of it now
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 9:12 pm Post subject: I believe my install is complete but not loadig with my grub |
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So Following all the configuration steps with gentoo I finally rebooted and choosing my BootLoader Manager "rEFit" "penquin" icon... my gurb boot loader loads but shows no entry for gentoo or /dev/sda5
Within my "Mint" install with in the "boot" directory I see the following files: abi-3.2.0-23-generic grub memtest86+.bin System.map-3.2.0-23-generic
config-3.2.0-23-generic initrd.img-3.2.0-23-generic memtest86+_multiboot.bin vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic
Within my grub directory my grub.cfg it reads as follows :
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GNU nano 2.2.6 File: grub.cfg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}
function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
}
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,gpt3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5f1ef484-ee6b-4dd1-a311-278094463efa
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,gpt3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5f1ef484-ee6b-4dd1-a311-278094463efa |
Somewhere in this post I remember someone recommending that I don't install gub. Makes sense because I have an existing install on my "mint" partion. Should I go ahead and attempt the install or is there a way of reconfiguring my existing grub.cfg within my gurb installation on my "Mint" that will allow it to recognize my /dev/sda5 partion where gentoo is installed ?
Thanks again for any help !
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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boot mint,open a terminal, run | Code: | | find / -name grub.cfg |
which should return the path to your mint grub.cfg substitute the returned value and run | Quote: | | grub-mkconfig -o path to your mint grub.cfg |
Watch the output to see if gentoo is detected. nano path to your mint grub.cfg and check that an entry was made for gentoo. If not post the mint grub.cfg here. Also post the output of
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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| DONAHUE wrote: | boot mint,open a terminal, run | Code: | | find / -name grub.cfg |
which should return the path to your mint grub.cfg substitute the returned value and run | Quote: | | grub-mkconfig -o path to your mint grub.cfg |
Watch the output to see if gentoo is detected. nano path to your mint grub.cfg and check that an entry was made for gentoo. If not post the mint grub.cfg here. Also post the output of |
| Code: | find / -name grub.cfg
/usr/share/doc/grub-common/examples/grub.cfg
/boot/grub/grub.cfg
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| Code: | grub-mkconfig -o path to your mint grub.cfg
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-23-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found Mac OS X on /dev/sda2
Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda4
Found Gentoo Base System release 2.1 on /dev/sda5
done
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Mint grub.cfg config:
| Code: | #
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
set have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
save_env saved_entry
set prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
set boot_once=true
fi
function savedefault {
if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
saved_entry="${chosen}"
save_env saved_entry
fi
}
function recordfail {
set recordfail=1
if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
function load_video {
insmod vbe
insmod vga
insmod video_bochs
insmod video_cirrus
}
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,gpt3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5f1ef484-ee6b-4dd1-a311-278094463efa
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=auto
load_video
insmod gfxterm
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,gpt3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5f1ef484-ee6b-4dd1-a311-278094463efa
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en_US
insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/06_mint_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=white/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/06_mint_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
function gfxmode {
set gfxpayload="$1"
if [ "$1" = "keep" ]; then
set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7
else
set vt_handoff=
fi
}
if [ ${recordfail} != 1 ]; then
if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then
if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then
if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=keep
fi
else
set linux_gfx_mode=text
fi
export linux_gfx_mode
if [ "$linux_gfx_mode" != "text" ]; then load_video; fi
menuentry 'Linux Mint 13 MATE 64-bit, 3.2.0-23-generic (/dev/sda3)' --class linuxmint --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,gpt3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5f1ef484-ee6b-4dd1-a311-278094463efa
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic root=UUID=5f1ef484-ee6b-4dd1-a311-278094463efa ro quiet splash $vt_handoff
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-23-generic
}
menuentry 'Linux Mint 13 MATE 64-bit, 3.2.0-23-generic (/dev/sda3) -- recovery mode' --class linuxmint --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod gzio
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,gpt3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5f1ef484-ee6b-4dd1-a311-278094463efa
echo 'Loading Linux 3.2.0-23-generic ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-generic root=UUID=5f1ef484-ee6b-4dd1-a311-278094463efa ro recovery nomodeset
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-23-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_lupin ###
### END /etc/grub.d/10_lupin ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,gpt3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5f1ef484-ee6b-4dd1-a311-278094463efa
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,gpt3)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 5f1ef484-ee6b-4dd1-a311-278094463efa
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Mac OS X (32-bit) (on /dev/sda2)" --class osx --class darwin --class os {
insmod part_gpt
insmod hfsplus
set root='(hd0,gpt2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root db918ce416022404
load_video
set do_resume=0
if [ /var/vm/sleepimage -nt10 / ]; then
if xnu_resume /var/vm/sleepimage; then
set do_resume=1
fi
fi
if [ $do_resume = 0 ]; then
xnu_uuid db918ce416022404 uuid
if [ -f /Extra/DSDT.aml ]; then
acpi -e /Extra/DSDT.aml
fi
xnu_kernel /mach_kernel boot-uuid=${uuid} rd=*uuid
if [ /System/Library/Extensions.mkext -nt /System/Library/Extensions ]; then
xnu_mkext /System/Library/Extensions.mkext
else
xnu_kextdir /System/Library/Extensions
fi
if [ -f /Extra/Extensions.mkext ]; then
xnu_mkext /Extra/Extensions.mkext
fi
if [ -d /Extra/Extensions ]; then
xnu_kextdir /Extra/Extensions
fi
if [ -f /Extra/devprop.bin ]; then
xnu_devprop_load /Extra/devprop.bin
fi
if [ -f /Extra/splash.jpg ]; then
insmod jpeg
xnu_splash /Extra/splash.jpg
fi
if [ -f /Extra/splash.png ]; then
insmod png
xnu_splash /Extra/splash.png
fi
if [ -f /Extra/splash.tga ]; then
insmod tga
xnu_splash /Extra/splash.tga
fi
fi
}
menuentry "Mac OS X (64-bit) (on /dev/sda2)" --class osx --class darwin --class os {
insmod part_gpt
insmod hfsplus
set root='(hd0,gpt2)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root db918ce416022404
load_video
set do_resume=0
if [ /var/vm/sleepimage -nt10 / ]; then
if xnu_resume /var/vm/sleepimage; then
set do_resume=1
fi
fi
if [ $do_resume = 0 ]; then
xnu_uuid db918ce416022404 uuid
if [ -f /Extra/DSDT.aml ]; then
acpi -e /Extra/DSDT.aml
fi
xnu_kernel64 /mach_kernel boot-uuid=${uuid} rd=*uuid
if [ /System/Library/Extensions.mkext -nt /System/Library/Extensions ]; then
xnu_mkext /System/Library/Extensions.mkext
else
xnu_kextdir /System/Library/Extensions
fi
if [ -f /Extra/Extensions.mkext ]; then
xnu_mkext /Extra/Extensions.mkext
fi
if [ -d /Extra/Extensions ]; then
xnu_kextdir /Extra/Extensions
fi
if [ -f /Extra/devprop.bin ]; then
xnu_devprop_load /Extra/devprop.bin
fi
if [ -f /Extra/splash.jpg ]; then
insmod jpeg
xnu_splash /Extra/splash.jpg
fi
if [ -f /Extra/splash.png ]; then
insmod png
xnu_splash /Extra/splash.png
fi
if [ -f /Extra/splash.tga ]; then
insmod tga
xnu_splash /Extra/splash.tga
fi
fi
}
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda4)" --class windows --class os {
insmod part_gpt
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd0,gpt4)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 641222E71222BE44
chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 12:34 am Post subject: |
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what you have posted shows mint's grub2 finding your gentoo install but not finding a kernel
boot mint, as root run
| Code: | mount /dev/sda5 /mnt/gentoo
blkid
ls -l /mnt/gentoo
ls -l /mnt/gentoo/boot |
post results of blkid and each ls -l here.
have you compiled a kernel and copied it to /boot in the gentoo chroot?
did you use manual kernel or genkernel?
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 1:41 am Post subject: |
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| DONAHUE wrote: | what you have posted shows mint's grub2 finding your gentoo install but not finding a kernel
boot mint, as root run
| Code: | mount /dev/sda5 /mnt/gentoo
blkid
ls -l /mnt/gentoo
ls -l /mnt/gentoo/boot |
post results of blkid and each ls -l here.
have you compiled a kernel and copied it to /boot in the gentoo chroot?
did you use manual kernel or genkernel? |
| Code: | /dev/sda1: LABEL="EFI" UUID="70D6-1701" TYPE="vfat"
/dev/sda2: UUID="87088e1e-6d24-3d02-82b3-3e4f85e4b1c7" LABEL="OSX" TYPE="hfsplus"
/dev/sda4: LABEL="BOOTCAMP" UUID="641222E71222BE44" TYPE="ntfs"
/dev/sda5: LABEL="LinuxGentoo" UUID="d528c4c7-9353-45fa-8043-79b746052d4e" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sda6: UUID="e4726b11-4c2b-3f18-bc5d-6343c614c136" LABEL="STORAGE" TYPE="hfsplus"
/dev/sda7: UUID="ac0a9530-e719-35f1-bd33-2d63f7a9d5ce" LABEL="DOWNLOADS" TYPE="hfsplus"
/dev/sda9: UUID="cb7dd2f1-325b-4db5-807d-9153a734321b" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sda3: UUID="5f1ef484-ee6b-4dd1-a311-278094463efa" TYPE="ext4"
/dev/sda8: UUID="3dca167d-4d56-42e4-9731-73e8a24ec36a" TYPE="swap"
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| Code: | total 72
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 24 05:23 bin
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 23 19:44 boot
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 23 19:44 dev
drwxr-xr-x 28 root root 4096 May 25 18:30 etc
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 23 19:44 home
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 5 May 24 01:21 lib -> lib64
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 24 03:39 lib32
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 May 24 05:15 lib64
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 23 19:44 media
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 23 19:44 mnt
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 23 19:44 opt
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 23 18:46 proc
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 May 24 05:23 root
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 May 24 05:14 run
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 24 05:23 sbin
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 23 19:44 sys
drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 May 24 05:26 tmp
drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 May 25 18:11 usr
drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 4096 May 23 19:44 var
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| Quote: | | ls -l /mnt/gentoo/boot |
| Quote: | have you compiled a kernel and copied it to /boot in the gentoo chroot?
did you use manual kernel or genkernel? |
While following the directions I believe I compiled the kernel it was a post process just after I did the manual kernel config. But as I look into my boot dirctory there is nothing there ? So if I need to backup and start again , at what point do I start ?
Because I wasn't sure if I made mistakes during my manual kernel config , I'm starting over with genkernel. It is building now.
Thanks again.
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 1:52 am Post subject: Kernal compiled successfully ! Still concerned ? |
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| Code: | Kernel compiled successfully!
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* Required Kernel Parameters:
* real_root=/dev/$ROOT
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* Where $ROOT is the device node for your root partition as the
* one specified in /etc/fstab
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* If you require Genkernel's hardware detection features; you MUST
* tell your bootloader to use the provided INITRAMFS file. Otherwise;
* substitute the root argument for the real_root argument if you are
* not planning to use the initramfs...
* WARNING... WARNING... WARNING...
* Additional kernel cmdline arguments that *may* be required to boot properly...
* With support for several ext* filesystems around it may be needed to
* add "rootfstype=ext3" or "rootfstype=ext4"
* Do NOT report kernel bugs as genkernel bugs unless your bug
* is about the default genkernel configuration...
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* Make sure you have the latest ~arch genkernel before reporting bugs. |
| Quote: | boot # ls
initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-3.2.12-gentoo kernel-genkernel-x86_64-3.2.12-gentoo System.map-genkernel-x86_64-3.2.12-gentoo
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Is this what should be in my boot directory ?
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 2:25 am Post subject: Code Listing 1.1: Installing a system logger Error |
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| Code: | Total: 15 packages (13 new, 1 in new slot, 1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 31,505 kB
* Error: circular dependencies:
(dev-libs/glib-2.30.3::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) depends on
(dev-util/gtk-doc-1.18-r1::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) (buildtime)
(dev-libs/glib-2.30.3::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) (buildtime)
It might be possible to break this cycle
by applying the following change:
- dev-libs/glib-2.30.3 (Change USE: -doc)
Note that this change can be reverted, once the package has been installed.
Note that the dependency graph contains a lot of cycles.
Several changes might be required to resolve all cycles.
Temporarily changing some use flag for all packages might be the better option.
!!! Multiple package instances within a single package slot have been pulled
!!! into the dependency graph, resulting in a slot conflict:
dev-libs/libxml2:2
(dev-libs/libxml2-2.8.0_rc1::gentoo, installed) pulled in by
(no parents that aren't satisfied by other packages in this slot)
(dev-libs/libxml2-2.8.0_rc1::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge) pulled in by
>=dev-libs/libxml2-2.6.12[python] required by (app-text/gnome-doc-utils-0.20.10::gentoo, ebuild scheduled for merge)
!!! Enabling --newuse and --update might solve this conflict.
!!! If not, it might help emerge to give a more specific suggestion.
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item 1:
blkid reported:
| Quote: | | /dev/sda5: LABEL="LinuxGentoo" UUID="d528c4c7-9353-45fa-8043-79b746052d4e" TYPE="ext4" |
So /etc/fstab needs to say /dev/sda5 is ext4 as in:
| Quote: | /dev/BOOT /boot ext2 noauto,noatime 1 2
/dev/sda5 / ext4 noatime 0 1
/dev/sda8 none swap sw 0 0 |
item 2:
if you compile a manual kernel you need to copy it to /boot
item 3
/boot now appears to contain all necessary items
item 4
emerge problems
it is best to have USE="" in /etc/make.conf at this point in time. subsequently add use flags locally or globally on an as needed basis. run | Code: | | eselect profile list |
and post the result please. in general selecting a profile will provide an appropriate and relatively sane and safe set of use flags. please post the content of /etc/make.conf.
item 5
when next in mint but not in chroot run | Code: | | grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg |
Hopefully now it will find your initramfs and kernel and generate menu items
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| Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 5:44 pm Post subject: Live and Learn - Starting Over |
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I backtracked and rebuilt the kernel.
Went though all the config steps.
Then decided to try and install grub (it was mentioned by someone that they didn't recommend it because it messed up their legacy ? )
None the less when I rebooted my rEFit boot manager finally recognized an additional linux partition install.
When I selected it all sort of error messages , mainly not being able to boot "relative how my gentoo grub.conf was set)
Next I tried rebooting and choosing the "Other penguin icon" in hopes of booting into my Mint install and wham same error !!
So unless I can find a way to mount and get into the sda3 partition within mac, (I'm using the diskutil function at the command line and so far I can't mount it),
I'll be starting all over by first reinstalling "Mint", then once again trying to install gentoo again.
Before I install, this time I'm going to repartition and create a /boot partition for the gentoo install. Don't know if it will help, but the default instruction is based on this configuration.
I have OCD with my computer, so I'll be starting again.
Opps.........
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| Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 3:59 am Post subject: New Install of Gentoo Complete Boot ? |
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So I successfully built the kernel with:
| Code: | | /dev/sda10 /boot /dev/sda5 root and sda8 as swap |
I had some issues with emerge systemlog-ng (my output notes are on my Mint desktop and I'm writing in OSX right now)
None the less I obviously don't want to install grub via gentoo again and see my Mint grub trashed again.
So I'm wondering if an install of Lilo (sp?) would work. It mentions writing to the MBR etc so not sure if Id get the same results with a grub crash. My Bootloader manager (rFIT) only recognizes a partion with a "grub" install I believe.
So I'm stuck, I have a build of 3.2.12-gentoo installed and have no idea how to boot it !
Thanks for any help !
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when next in mint but not in chroot run
| Code: | | grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg |
Hopefully now it will find your initramfs and kernel and generate a gentoo menu in the mint grub.cfg
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