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Hi all, |
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I'm a complete newbie to Linux (and Gentoo) - just trying to install it |
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on my old laptop (not so old - 1999 or so), in a first attempt to free |
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myself from Windows. |
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It's a Dell Inspiron 7500 laptop, running on a Pentium 3. |
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I'm installing the 2005.1 build, and following the handbook step-by-step. |
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I decided to use the genkernel script to configure & compile the kernel |
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(from |
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http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=7 |
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- section 7.d. Alternative: Using genkernel) cause I got a bit |
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overwhelmed with the options when I tried the manual configuration. |
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In the documentation it says, after you run the genkernel script: |
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"Write down the names of the kernel and initrd as you will need it when |
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writing the bootloader configuration file. The initrd will be started |
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immediately after booting to perform hardware autodetection (just like |
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on the Installation CD) before your "real" system starts up." |
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However, after I ran the genkernel script, and I do a: |
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# ls /boot/kernel* /boot/initrd* |
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I get: |
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ls: /boot/initrd*: No such file or directory |
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/boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r6 |
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There is, however, a file called |
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/boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r6 |
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So my question is: why don't I have initrd after running genkernel? |
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Will I need it to complete the installation (as the documentation seems |
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to indicate)? |
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If so, what can I do to get it? (remember you're talking to a complete |
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Linux newbie here, so fairly step-by-step instructions would be good!) |
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Thanks in advance, |
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Assaf Urieli |
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