Gentoo failed to start

**satimis** · 08-31-2006

Hi folks,

New installation - Gentoo amd64
Guide:- Gentoo Linux AMD64 Handbook
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handboo...book-amd64.xml

Kernel - linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r7

# fdisk -l

Code:

/dev/hda1 * 83 System (for /boot)
/dev/hda2   83 Linux (for /)
/dev/hda3   82 swap
/dev/hda4   8e Linux LVM (for /usr /home /var /opt /tmp)

/vg/usr
/vg/home
/vg/var
/vg/opt
/vg/tmp

Installation went through quite smoothly except following problems found:-

1)
# USE="-doc symlink" emerge gentoo-sources

Code:

.....
......
 * GNU info directory index is up-to-date.
 * IMPORTANT: 7 config files in /etc need updating.
 * Type emerge --help config to learn how to update config files.

# find /etc -iname '._cfg????_*'
No printout. Can't find the config files to be updated.

2)
# grep -v rootfs /proc/mounts > /etc/mtab
-
cursor hanging there

# grub install /dev/hda

Code:

df: Warning: cannot read table of mounted filesystems
df: Warning: cannot read table of mounted filesystems
Could not find device for /boot: Not found or not a block device.

3)
/boot/grub/grub.conf

Code:

default 0
timeout 30

title=Gentoo linux 2.6.17.-r7
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r7 root=/dev/hda2

Should I put (hd0,1) for my case? I followed the sample in the guide book.

4)
# cat /etc/fstab

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/ROOT		/		ext3		noatime		0 1
/dev/SWAP		none		swap		sw		0 0
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0	/mnt/cdrom	iso9660		noauto,ro	0 0
#/dev/fd0		/mnt/floppy	auto		noauto		0 0

# NOTE: The next line is critical for boot!
proc			/proc		proc		defaults	0 0

shm			/dev/shm	tmpfs		nodev,nosuid,noexec	0 0

On reboot only a black screen displayed. Please advise how to fix the problem. TIA

B.R.
satimis

**genesus** · 08-31-2006

well, it looks like you didn't edit your /etc/fstab properly, maybe more, that's just at first glance. /dev/BOOT and /dev/ROOT should be something like /dev/hda1 and /dev/hda3 or whatever their respective devices are labeled. You've left the variables in.

**psic** · 09-01-2006

As for 1.) just run etc-config (or is it etc-update?). Basically, this lets you see which configuration files will be changed with the new versions of programs you've installed. You can check the changes, then decide if you want to keep the old version, use the new one, etc.

**satimis** · 09-01-2006

Hi folks,

Tks for your advice.

Booting with a LiveCD to enter chroot environment:
My problem booting with Knoppix 5 (I have no other LiveCDs) is it does not support LVM, vgscan, vgchange, etc. not available. I can only boot with "Gentoo install-amd64-minimal-2006.0"

After activating lv, mounting all devices, etc., coming to;
# mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc
# mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev
# env-update

Code:

-/bin/bash:env-update:command not found.

It did happen in my previous rounds. Other command such as "emerge" also found missing compelling me to wipe out the HD and to start again. Any suggestion. TIA

Another problem I forgot to mention in my previous posting is;
/lib/modules
was missing

# ls -al /lib | grep modules
did not find it.

Problem about switching consoles. After "chroot" I can't read online manual. Therefore I have to press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+F2 switching to another console. I suppose the working console is [Ctrl]+[Alt]+F4. But after switching back to the working console all the work disappeared. It did happen occassionally but not always. Any advice? TIA.

B.R.
satimis

**jaguar23** · 09-09-2006

Originally Posted by satimis

# mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc
# mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev
# env-update[code]

the steps are as follows.

# mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc
# mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev
#chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
# env-update[code]

Jag

**satimis** · 09-09-2006

Hi Jag,

Tks for your advice.

After having overcome all difficulties now I can get Gentoo started properly including X-window. But unable to start gnome.

# cat /etc/make.conf

Code:

USE="-gtk -gnome qt kde dvd alsa cdr"

# cat /root/.xinitrc

Code:

exec gnome-session

# cat /home/satimis/.xinitrc

Code:

exec gnome-session

# cat /etc/rc.conf

Code:

.....
.....
DISPLAYMANAGER="xdm"
.....
XSESSION="gnome"

# startx

Code:

.....
/root/.xinitrc: line 1: exec: gnome-session: not found.

Remark: I haven't setup "gdm" yet

B.R
satimis

**jaguar23** · 09-09-2006

Originally Posted by satimis

# cat /etc/make.conf

Code:

USE="-gtk -gnome qt kde dvd alsa cdr"

Hey,
if you are going to install gnome, you must set the USE variables for gnome.
You've removed the gnome support from gnome. remove kde and put gnome in USE.
USE="-gtk gnome qt -kde dvd alsa cdr

**satimis** · 09-09-2006

Hi jaguar23

USE="-gtk gnome qt -kde dvd alsa cdr

I changed it as above mentioned. Still failed.

"The GNOME Configuration HOWTO"
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gnome-config.xml
suggests another version;

Code Listing 2.1: Example USE in /etc/make.conf
USE="-qt -qt3 -qt4 -arts -kde gtk gtk2 gnome hal avahi"

I also tried it before without result (deleting hal and avahi). I hesitate which version I have to follow.

B.R.
satimis

**jaguar23** · 09-10-2006

what was your error?

**satimis** · 09-10-2006

Hi jaguar23,

what was your error?

Unable to start gnome.

I just repeated following steps.

Edited /etc/make.conf as follow:-
# cat /etc/make.conf[code]
....
.....
USE="gtk gtk2 gnome hal avahi"

# emerge --newuse --update --deep --verbose --ask world
It went through without complaint except taking lengthy time to complete.

After finish, ran;
# startx
....
/root/.xinitrc:line 1:exec:gnome-session:not found

Still unable to start gnome

# emerge --search avahi

Code:

net-dns/avahi not installed

# emerge --search hal

Code:

...
app-doc/halibut [Masked]
.... not installed
dev-perl (CPAN-Muis-Phalanx [Masked]
.... not installed
games-misc/fortune-mod-simpsons-chalkboard
.... not installed
games-server/halflife-steam [Masked]
.... not installed
sys-apps/hal
.... not installed

Do I need all of them to start gnome?

Continued on
Code Listing 2.7: Adding hald and avahi-dnsconfd to the default
runlevel
( http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gnome-config.xml )
# ls /etc/init.d/ | grep hald
No printout
Can't proceed further

# emerge gnome-volume-manager

Code:

...
....
* Please re-emerge X11-libs/cairo with the X USE flag set
ERROR: x11-libs/gtk+-2.8.19 failed
Call stack
ebuild.sh, line 1555: Called dyn-setup
gtk+-2.8.19 ebuild, line 57 called pkg-setp die
Cairo needs the X flag set

Please advise how to fix the problem. TIA

B.R.
satimis

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