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swift 12/04/12 15:53:31
Modified: hb-install-x86+amd64-kernel.xml
Log:
CONFIG_DEVTMPFS is also needed but not mentioned in handbook yet. Introducing for x86 and amd64... other arches should check if the requirement is for them valid as well and update accordingly
Revision Changes Path
1.47 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-kernel.xml
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Index: hb-install-x86+amd64-kernel.xml
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-kernel.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.46
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diff -u -r1.46 -r1.47
--- hb-install-x86+amd64-kernel.xml 27 Mar 2012 17:47:19 -0000 1.46
+++ hb-install-x86+amd64-kernel.xml 12 Apr 2012 15:53:31 -0000 1.47
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-kernel.xml,v 1.46 2012/03/27 17:47:19 swift Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-kernel.xml,v 1.47 2012/04/12 15:53:31 swift Exp $ -->
<sections>
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
explains how to configure your kernel.
</abstract>
-<version>16</version>
-<date>2012-03-27</date>
+<version>17</version>
+<date>2012-04-12</date>
<section>
<title>Timezone</title>
@@ -202,6 +202,18 @@
<body>
<p>
+Next select <e>Maintain a devtmpfs file system to mount at /dev</e> so that
+critical device files are already available early in the boot process.
+</p>
+
+<pre caption="Enabling devtmpfs support">
+Device Drivers --->
+ Generic Driver Options --->
+ [*] Maintain a devtmpfs filesystem to mount at /dev
+ [ ] Automount devtmpfs at /dev, after the kernel mounted the rootfs
+</pre>
+
+<p>
Now go to <c>File Systems</c> and select support for the filesystems you use.
<e>Don't</e> compile them as modules, otherwise your Gentoo system will not be
able to mount your partitions. Also select <c>Virtual memory</c> and <c>/proc
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