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On 03/07/12 21:35, Florian Philipp wrote: |
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> Am 03.07.2012 20:00, schrieb David Kuhl: |
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>> I'm so stuck with this Gentoo laptop. It started with a standard |
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>> update which was the first in three months. Then when the X didn't |
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>> run due to xorg-server getting upgraded, the 3.3.8 gen kernel was |
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>> suppose to be built with KSM. That failed due to mkfs_ext2.h. The a |
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>> beta of genkernel was used and which built the kernel and initramfs, |
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>> but the rest of the machine looks like it's gone. All the LVM2 |
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>> partitions are broke: /home /var /opt /usr. What's the best way to |
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>> get this back without loosing the system? Thanks |
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>> |
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> Step one: Do a full disk backup. Boot to a live-CD, then back everything |
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> up with dd or -- if available -- ddrescue. |
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> Step two: ... |
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... install Ubuntu (or one of its spin-offs.) Having a laptop with |
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Gentoo that wasn't updated for months looks to me like the wrong usage |
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case for Gentoo. If you want periods of several months of base package |
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stability, you do not use a rolling-release distro. With Gentoo you |
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need to update often and *pay attention* to the changes. |
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