Summary: | File system support compiled directly into kernel causes kernel panic... | ||
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Product: | Gentoo Linux | Reporter: | bc90021 <bc90021> |
Component: | [OLD] Core system | Assignee: | Brandon Low (RETIRED) <lostlogic> |
Status: | RESOLVED INVALID | ||
Severity: | normal | ||
Priority: | High | ||
Version: | 1.1a | ||
Hardware: | x86 | ||
OS: | Linux | ||
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Package list: | Runtime testing required: | --- |
Description
bc90021
2002-06-02 22:13:13 UTC
Duh, I forgot the hardware: Intel PIII 733 512MB RAM 60GB HDD Sony 12X DVD Sony 16X CDRW 3.5" Floppy 3Com 3c905 NIC I can get more specific if needs be... but I'd have to open the machine. ;) If you've read the installation docs on www.gentoo.org you'll see that you should NOT compile /dev and /dev/pts support. You should only compile /dev filesystem support. That may not be the source of your problems, but it is a source of one problem anyway. And anyway, filesystem stuff should be compiled as modules, except for the couple/few that you use for /boot and /. Did you make this bug report to enhance Gentoo's installation docs or what? Well, I didn't make the bug to enhance the install docs, but now it seems like I should have. I reread them, and it says "You <i>don't</i> need to enable /dev/pts." It doesn't say that you *shouldn't*. However, it doesn't really matter at this point. After recompiling my kernel with no file systems built in except those I was actively using, I am getting that error every time. (Note that they are not even being compiled as modules, I am saying "no" to any file systems that I am not actively using.) I am going to reinstall from scratch (fun, since I'm on dial-up ;) ). And I (personally, imho) don't think that I should have to compile file systems that I regularly use in as modules. Having to load modules every time I want to read FAT floppies is a PITA, and I've never had to worry about this before. It's much easier to add them to the kernel and then just mount them when I need to (which is often, unfortunately). I will let you know the results of the reinstall. try the 1.2 or 1.3 stage1s. Documentation error, and will be fixed or has been fixed, plus the new kernel has a better default config. |