[gentoo-catalyst] Error messages during startup

[Paul Smith]

Hi all;

I've created a livecd using Catalyst, by starting with a standard stage3
then generating a livecd-stage1 and livecd-stage2.  I've booted the iso
image (in VMWare) and it does boot and I get a root prompt.

However, I get some errors and issues during the boot process and I
though maybe someone here could point me to some solutions:

 1) Early in the boot process I get an error message saying I "passed an
    undefined mode number", then it asks me to choose a console mode
    (80x24, etc.)  What do I need to do to have it pick one without
    asking me?

 2) It then asks me what keymap I want; what do I need to do to have it
    just choose the default keymap?

 3) It then can't find /etc/mtab, and I get this:

    >> Booting.warning: can't open /etc/mtab: No such file or directory
    ..
    Segmentation fault
    *: Failed to unmount the initrd!
    INIT: version 2.84 booting

    then it appears to continue properly, but this doesn't look good.
    Ideas as to this?  /etc/mtab is supposed to be managed by mount, I
    thought... why isn't it here?  And what's dumping core?

 4) Then it tries to start devfsd but can't find /sbin/devfsd.  What I
    really want is to run udev on here, not devfs.  Thoughts on this?


Thanks for any insight you can provide...

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