[gentoo-dev] Re: Install Problem

[kirill j.]

"The problems begin when I reboot.
The first problem I encounter is grub.
Apparently grub cannot find menu.lst (maybe I misread your instruction on
where to create it, but I don't think so)"

"I can't move or fix the menu.lst problem because I can't find it.  I guess
it is on the /mnt/gentoo/boot directory that has been umounted.
Can I remount this directory to change something in it.  If so, how do I do
that?"

In Gentoo, if you followed the instructions of creating new partitions you
should type '/bin/mount /boot' EACH TIME you either copy the kernel over to
/boot, or change/create menu.lst (should be located under
/boot/grub/menu.lst). I don't know about 1.4_rc1 -release, but at least in
any earlier gentoo release I tried out menu.lst wasn't ANYWHERE. That said,
you need to create it yourself as per Installation Guide.


"In the Nic listing that I have been able to find, I haven't found any cards
that resemble any of the cards that I have.
My current choices are and ADMTek AN983B which is integrated on the
motherboard (MSI MS-6378X-L) and an OvisLink 8139ATXC.  Either of them work
fine on the CD boot."

"I don't understand why I can get online just fine while booting from the
CD, but I can't get online when booting from the HD.
If I can use your default net drivers to get my dhcp up and running from a
CD boot, why can't I use those same drivers to get dhcp and the net up and
running from an HD boot?....or can I?
If so, how do I do it?"

The only explanation I have to this is that you did not configure support
for ANY of your network cards in "make menuconfig". Looking at your card
choices I would guess that "OvisLink 8139ATXC" needs the 8139too.o module
(RealTek RTL-8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter). Never heard about "ADMTek
AN983B". I'd suggest you to boot the LiveCD one-more-time and let it probe
for your cards. You can then check which modules it loaded with
'/sbin/lsmod'.

"If I am sending this email to the wrong place, I apologize."

Well this kind of message would suffice better for gentoo-user or
gentoo-newbies mailinglists.

"Any detailed help that you can give me on this will be greatly appreciated.
Any further directions as to what I should do or whom I should turn to for
help on this project would also be appreciated."


"My ultimate goal is to find a line package (distro) that I can install and
maintain on my customers (mostly workstations) computers."

If you get the thing to work with my help you may employ me ;)
--kirill