# genkernel initrd * Gentoo Linux Genkernel; Version 3.4.6 * Running with options: initrd * Linux Kernel 2.6.16-gentoo-r12 for x86... * ERROR: Could not find busybox source tarball: /usr/share/genkernel/pkg/busybox-1.00-rt-mdstart.plasmaroo.tar.bz2! * -- Grepping log... -- * Linux Kernel 2.6.16-gentoo-r12 for x86... * Gentoo Linux Genkernel; Version 3.4.6 * Running with options: initrd * ERROR: Could not find busybox source tarball: /usr/share/genkernel/pkg/busybox-1.00-rt-mdstart.plasmaroo.tar.bz2! * -- End log... -- * Please consult /var/log/genkernel.log for more information and any * errors that were reported above. * Report any genkernel bugs to bugs.gentoo.org and * assign your bug to genkernel@gentoo.org. Please include * as much information as you can in your bug report; attaching * /var/log/genkernel.log so that your issue can be dealt with effectively. * * Please do *not* report compilation failures as genkernel bugs! * Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge genkernel 3.4.6 2. run "genkernel all" Actual Results: above bug
Looks like you didn't run etc-update or dispatch-conf properly after upgrading genkernel.
So right. I think this will sink in for all of the times this has happened to me (forgetting to run etc-update). Sorry about the unnecessary bug report.