Well heck, if that's the case one need not get the initrd image I
modified. Simply (<shrug> I didn't know how) remount as rw and update
resolv.conf with one's DNS address(s) and create the following symlinks:

/usr/bin/cat -> /bin/busybox
/usr/bin/cut -> /bin/busybox
/usr/bin/clear -> /bin/busybox
/sbin/ifconfig -> /bin/busybox

I created them as 'hard' links, but that may not be necessary.

These are all the changes I made to the ramdisk image.

--Ben

>Not sure what's causing the problem, but try:
># mount / -o remount,rw
>
>Chris@... wrote:
>
>>I'm made progress made on the tips Ben's given but I I'm stuck.. When
>>I load the ramdisk (I download Ben's modified one) everything seems to
>>go ok, except that it mounts read only.. so I can't edit the
>>resolv.conf to setup nameservers nor mkdir /mnt/gentoo to chroot into
>>to get setup. Am I missing something? I didn't want waste anyone's
>>time asking dumb questions but i've rtfm and i'm stuck..