Cant find /proc/config.gz

[Maverick82]

Hi after deciding to do the gentoo install the hard way I have done all of the steps from the handbook using a knoppiz liceCD install. only problem is when i get to compiling the kernel and i have to issue the following command:

zcat /proc/config.gz > /usr/share/genkernel/x86/kernel-config-2.6

it wont find the file proc/config.gz

i think i did the correct thing as a the handbook warned me earlier to use the following command

mount -o bind /proc /mnt/gentoo/proc
mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev

instead of the usual in the normal handbook which is

# mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc
# mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev

my cd wasnt in at the time and i'm in chroot environment at the moment. i tried to mount the CD to find the file but i cant find it , there isnt even a proc folder

can any one help me?

[antidrugue]

t wont find the file proc/config.gz

Did you enable access to the kernel config file through /proc/config.gz?

General setup --->[*] Kernel .config support[*] Enable access to .config through /proc/config.gz

You can make sure that you did with this command :

cat /boot/config-$(uname -r) | grep -i ikconfig

which should display :

CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y

[Maverick82]

antidruge I type your command i got the following:

(chroot) Knoppix / # cat /boot/config-$(uname -r) | grep -i ikconfig
cat: /boot/config-2.6.17: No such file or directory
(chroot) Knoppix / #



so i am guessing it hasnt done what is needed. What do i need to do to enable it correctly?

ps i am using the genkernel way of compiling but i shall try to install it using the harder way and see if it works...

[WorldWideOliver]

hi.
errr this is fairly late, i was browsing through the threads trying to find an answer to my own question but anyways, you mounted it wrong

mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc