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Bug 35740

Summary: devfs support required for kernel but its nowhere mentioned
Product: [OLD] Docs-user Reporter: Gerhard Gruber <sparhawk>
Component: Gentoo Linux x86 Installation GuideAssignee: Tobias Scherbaum (RETIRED) <dertobi123>
Status: RESOLVED INVALID    
Severity: normal CC: docs-team, vapier
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Runtime testing required: ---

Description Gerhard Gruber 2003-12-13 09:50:22 UTC
I installed with the livecd and started with stage1. I followed the steps from your website installation guide closely and it is nowhere mentioned that devs support is required for the kernel. When I first booted my sefl compiled kernel I got an errormessage telling me that devfs is missing and I should recompile my kernel to include it.


Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2003-12-13 10:07:34 UTC
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml

look at code listing 16.6
Comment 2 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2003-12-13 10:35:52 UTC
And Code Listing 6 at http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook.xml?part=1&chap=7