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From: "Sven Vermeulen (swift)" <swift@g.o>
To: gentoo-doc-cvs@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] gentoo commit in xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook: hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml
Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:05:48
Message-Id: 20130406080544.617A62171D@flycatcher.gentoo.org
1 swift 13/04/06 08:05:44
2
3 Modified: hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml
4 hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml
5 Log:
6 Fix bug #463475 - Add in devtmpfs in kernel configuration
7
8 Revision Changes Path
9 1.53 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml
10
11 file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml?rev=1.53&view=markup
12 plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml?rev=1.53&content-type=text/plain
13 diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml?r1=1.52&r2=1.53
14
15 Index: hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml
16 ===================================================================
17 RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml,v
18 retrieving revision 1.52
19 retrieving revision 1.53
20 diff -u -r1.52 -r1.53
21 --- hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml 16 Mar 2013 18:58:17 -0000 1.52
22 +++ hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml 6 Apr 2013 08:05:44 -0000 1.53
23 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
24 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
25 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
26
27 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml,v 1.52 2013/03/16 18:58:17 swift Exp $ -->
28 +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml,v 1.53 2013/04/06 08:05:44 swift Exp $ -->
29
30 <sections>
31
32 -<version>15</version>
33 -<date>2013-03-16</date>
34 +<version>16</version>
35 +<date>2013-04-06</date>
36
37 <section>
38 <title>Installing the Sources</title>
39 @@ -213,6 +213,18 @@
40 </pre>
41
42 <p>
43 +Next select <e>Maintain a devtmpfs file system to mount at /dev</e> so that
44 +critical device files are already available early in the boot process.
45 +</p>
46 +
47 +<pre caption="Enabling devtmpfs support">
48 +Device Drivers ---&gt;
49 + Generic Driver Options ---&gt;
50 + [*] Maintain a devtmpfs filesystem to mount at /dev
51 + [ ] Automount devtmpfs at /dev, after the kernel mounted the rootfs
52 +</pre>
53 +
54 +<p>
55 When you've finished configuring the kernel, continue with <uri
56 link="#compiling">Compiling and Installing</uri>.
57 </p>
58
59
60
61 1.46 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml
62
63 file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml?rev=1.46&view=markup
64 plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml?rev=1.46&content-type=text/plain
65 diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml?r1=1.45&r2=1.46
66
67 Index: hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml
68 ===================================================================
69 RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml,v
70 retrieving revision 1.45
71 retrieving revision 1.46
72 diff -u -r1.45 -r1.46
73 --- hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml 16 Mar 2013 18:58:17 -0000 1.45
74 +++ hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml 6 Apr 2013 08:05:44 -0000 1.46
75 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
76 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
77 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
78
79 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml,v 1.45 2013/03/16 18:58:17 swift Exp $ -->
80 +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml,v 1.46 2013/04/06 08:05:44 swift Exp $ -->
81
82 <sections>
83
84 -<version>15</version>
85 -<date>2013-03-16</date>
86 +<version>16</version>
87 +<date>2013-04-06</date>
88
89 <section>
90 <title>Installing the Sources</title>
91 @@ -116,6 +116,18 @@
92 </pre>
93
94 <p>
95 +Next select <e>Maintain a devtmpfs file system to mount at /dev</e> so that
96 +critical device files are already available early in the boot process.
97 +</p>
98 +
99 +<pre caption="Enabling devtmpfs support">
100 +Device Drivers ---&gt;
101 + Generic Driver Options ---&gt;
102 + [*] Maintain a devtmpfs filesystem to mount at /dev
103 + [ ] Automount devtmpfs at /dev, after the kernel mounted the rootfs
104 +</pre>
105 +
106 +<p>
107 Then go to <c>File Systems</c> and select support for the filesystems you use.
108 <e>Don't</e> compile them as modules, otherwise your Gentoo system will not be
109 able to mount your partitions. Also select <c>Virtual memory</c> and <c>/proc