Re: [gentoo-dev] Help w/Install

[Jerry A!]

On Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 09:49:13PM -0600, Daniel Robbins wrote:
: On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 12:40:11AM -0400, Jerry A! wrote:
: 
: > I'm not sure if the current build stuff will work.  rc3 worked just
: > fine.  I'm guessing that part of the reason was b/c we had
: > root=/dev/loop0 in there (hey, but I'm not really sure).  I tried adding
: > this line to rc4_pre2, but no luck.  My guess is that if rc4_final boots
: > like rc4_pre2, I'll still be in SOL.
: 
: Many recent 2.4 kernels had broken loopback device implementations.  This was
: *just* fixed in 2.4.3, as were several major ReiserFS filesystem corruption
: bugs.  I think the last kernel that seemed really stable was 2.4.0-test10 (I
: think we used this one with 1.0_rc3).  Since then, it's been a bumpy ride.
: That's the primary reason to wait for a new release -- so you'll have a stable
: kernel to install from.
: 
: For example, if you use kernel 2.4.1.19 (aka 2.4.1-ac19) to create your
: ReiserFS filesystems and install Gentoo Linux, your filesystems will be badly
: corrupted from the get-go.  :(  I can't remember what kernel is included with
: 1.0_rc4_pre2 right now, but it very likely has ReiserFS bugs that are worth
: avoiding if at all possible.

I understand.  But looking at things, I'm curious, is the current cd
using devfs?  If so, then anyone who needs to use a pcmcia cdrom to boot
will be out of luck.  I believe that we would need to install a kernel
which supports pcmcia and have cardmangler installed to correctly
register pcmcia devices.

Anyway to install an rc3 system and bring it up to date?

        --Jerry

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