because the example /etc/fstab has an entry for a /boot on /dev/BOOT , people using genkernel recieve a warning stating "cannot mount /boot" . also the manual should be clarified to tell people that they need to emerge some kernel sources. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.follow the install guide 2. use genkernel 3. Actual Results: genkernel issues a warning about /boot because it tries to mount /boot using the example entry in fstab Expected Results: The handbook should tell people to edit their fstab to have the /boot entry referancing the appropriate partation (or delete/comment it out if no seperate partation is desired)
Important: The default /etc/fstab file provided by Gentoo is not a valid fstab file. You have to create your own /etc/fstab. Code Listing 1.1: Opening /etc/fstab # nano -w /etc/fstab Let us take a look at how we write down the options for the /boot partition. This is just an example, if you didn't or couldn't create a /boot, don't copy it.
but the manual doesn't talk about fstab til the next chapter. Perhaps fstab should be moved up in the manual or Kernel installation moved down.
btw I know all this, and I don't use genkernel, but someone I was helping out on irc had this problem. He followed the manual exactly.
a kernel can't boot without a valid fstab anyway, so the order shouldn't really matter too much
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 203933 ***
well, so it's a dup . but i still think it should be fixed, after all it does alarm new users.
