Kernel Panic - VFS

[loopforever]

Hi there !

The problem you are having more than likely relates to you NOT having a a /dev filesystem at boot.

The 2005.1 Handbook fails to mention this.

To fix the problem, boot from your live cd:

mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo
mkdir /mnt/gentoo/boot
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot
mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc

chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
env-update
source /etc/profile

The trick now, is simply to emerge udev:

emerge udev

You also want to check that you have (though it should already be set) in your kernel config:

General Setup ->[*] Support for hot-pluggable devices

And that devfs support is NOT enabled (this would require devfsd, which cannot be emerged from your universal live cd, and is no longer standard):

File Systems -> Pseudo filesystems -> [ ] /dev file system support (OBSOLETE)

Then exit:

exit
cd /
umount /mnt/gentoo/boot /mnt/gentoo/proc /mnt/gentoo
reboot

Hope this helps !

[d38dm8nw81k1ng]

you're missing the point. he can't boot the LiveCD. sounds like your hardware isn't being recognised by the liveCD to me as well. don't know how to fix it tho