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From: Jarry <jarry@×××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo failed to start
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:30:49
Message-Id: 44F70DD7.20209@gmx.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Gentoo failed to start by Stephen Liu
1 Stephen Liu wrote:
2
3 > * IMPORTANT: 7 config files in /etc need updating.
4 > * Type emerge --help config to learn how to update config files.
5 > * end *
6 > # find /etc -iname '._cfg????_*'
7 > No printout. Can't find the config files to be updated.
8
9 Try:
10 # find /etc -iname '._cfg*'
11
12 > 2)
13 > # grep -v rootfs /proc/mounts > /etc/mtab
14 > -
15 > cursor hanging there
16
17 Why doing this??? You should edit fstab, not mtab...
18
19 > # grub install /dev/hda
20 > df: Warning: cannot read table of mounted filesystems
21 > df: Warning: cannot read table of mounted filesystems
22 > Could not find device for /boot: Not found or not a block device.
23
24 No wonder, see previous remark...
25
26 > 4)
27 > # cat /etc/fstab
28
29 That is just example which does not correspond with your layout...
30
31 > On reboot only a black screen displayed. Please advise how to fix the
32 > problem. TIA
33
34 Boot livecd, mount partitions, correct errors...
35
36 hth,
37 Jarry
38
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo failed to start Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo failed to start Stephen Liu <satimis@×××××.com>