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120704 Nikos Chantziaras 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. |
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>> It started with a standard update which was the first in three months. |
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>> Then when the X didn't run due to xorg-server getting upgraded, |
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>> the 3.3.8 gen kernel was suppose to be built with KSM. |
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>> That failed due to mkfs_ext2.h. |
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>> The a 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. |
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>> All the LVM2 partitions are broke: /home /var /opt /usr. |
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>> What's the best way to get this back without loosing the system? |
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> ... install Ubuntu (or one of its spin-offs). |
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> Having a laptop with Gentoo that wasn't updated for months |
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> looks to me like the wrong usage case for Gentoo. |
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I disagree: I update my netbook & my stand-by machine once/year. |
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However, I never-ever do a simple 'emerge world': |
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I always do 'emerge -Dup world', then work thro' the listed pkgs |
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a few at a time, taking note of warnings, failures etc. |
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I suspect DK sb using Gentoo-sources for his kernel |
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-- I've never used Genkernel -- & looking carefully at the options. |
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Compile everything into the kernel : avoid using modules. |
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As for LVM, boot from Systemrescue, which should recognise them: |
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if it does, the problem is elsewhere (eg kernel); |
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if not, he will have to recreate LVM & hope he has back-ups. |
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Why does he need KSM ? -- Google found an article which advises : |
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"if you need to run multiple virtual machines |
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on a host where memory is a constraint, then KSM is your solution". |
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Why would he need to do that on a laptop ? |
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Also, it helps not to boot straight into the GUI : |
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I boot to a raw login prompt, then 'startx', |
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which allows me to do system jobs by logging in as 'root' & using CLI. |
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Yes, it's ok to login as 'root' if you're not using a GUI or the I/net, |
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or even with the I/net if you're careful (you wb using Lynx or Wget). |
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Finally -- with a (big smile) -- don't panic ! We've all been there |
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& with Gentoo the solution is usually not far away once you find it. |
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