Rudolfo,
i figured it shouldn't be empty. some ppl on
#gentoo-laptop had some snotty things to say none of
them useful. going to consult the forums.
thanks for the replies,
mike h
--- Rudolfo Munguia <
xaruum@gmail.com> wrote:
> usually about 40 different listings , some are flat
> files and some are
> directories like :
>
> 1
> 16597
> 178
> bus
> cmdline
> cpuinfo
>
> etc.etc.etc. and they all contain the basic status
> information for all
> devices and running states that are a part of the
> current kernel
> operations. I know that files/dirs are
> created/removed on the fly as
> things are added and removed from the system, like
> usb devices or
> kernel modules.
>
> However, I haven't run into it being blank before.
>
> Something to consult the Gentoo Forums about...
>
> On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:18:28 -0800 (PST), mike hoy
> <michael_hoy_636@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > ok , yes i do have a /proc, but i've only just
> noticed
> > one problem.
> >
> > nothing is in there. wonder what i did wrong
> >
> > what should i see in there?
> >
> >
> >
> > mike h
> >
> > --- Rudolfo Munguia <xaruum@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hmm,
> > >
> > > If automount was the issue then it would
> complain
> > > about all of the other mounts.
> > >
> > > Did you create /proc during your intstall
> process?
> > > (I know it sounds
> > > silly, but it could happen)
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 18:58:10 -0800 (PST), mike
> hoy
> > > <michael_hoy_636@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > Rudolfo,
> > > >
> > > > /usr/src/linux is still there my latest
> mistake.
> > > After
> > > > I sent the email I found out that I was in
> fact
> > > > looking on the cd directory. However I was
> right
> > > about
> > > > one thing: I did add proc fs support to the
> > > kernel. I
> > > > typed make menuconfig and proc fs was there as
> > > were
> > > > all the other things I had setup. One
> question: do
> > > I
> > > > need automount support is that what the
> problems
> > > is? I
> > > > noticed automount was not selected. by the way
> it
> > > is
> > > > post stage 3 and am using gentoo-sources
> > > > 2.4.26-gentoo-r13 on a pentium 4 compaq
> laptop. I
> > > am
> > > > wiling to install again... for some odd reason
> I
> > > enjoy
> > > > a good gentoo installation.
> > > > hey some people play halo all day long.. I
> install
> > > > gentoo.. seriously tho, wondering if you can
> point
> > > me
> > > > in the right direction.
> > > >
> > > > for example I'm doing a stage 2 install with
> > > gentoo
> > > > sources and the exact stage i'm using is
> > > > stage2-pentium4-2004.3
> > > >
> > > > what do you think?
> > > >
> > > > mike h
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Rudolfo Munguia <xaruum@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > ok, guessing this is post stage 3, You most
> > > likely
> > > > > don't have proc fs
> > > > > built in. you would haveto boot from your
> live
> > > cd
> > > > > and go through the
> > > > > whole chroot again to re-complie the kernel.
> > > > >
> > > > > Your /usr/src/linux should still be there
> > > though....
> > > > > you may have
> > > > > something else incorrect with your settup.
> Are
> > > you
> > > > > sure that the
> > > > > /usr/src/linux symlink was built when you
> did
> > > the
> > > > > original install?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:51:39 -0800 (PST),
> mike
> > > hoy
> > > > > <michael_hoy_636@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > after installing gentoo during reboot I'm
> > > getting
> > > > > the
> > > > > > following error:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > * Mounting proc at /proc...
> [
> > > oops
> > > > > ]
> > > > > >
> > > > > > * The "mount" command failed with error:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > line 1: mount: command not found
> > > > > >
> > > > > > * Since this is a critical task, startup
> > > cannot
> > > > > > continue.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Give root pasword for maintenance
> > > > > >
> > > > > > (or type Control-D for normal startup):_
> > > > > >
> > > > > > and of course the password and ctrl D is
> of no
> > > > > help.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > are my two emails today related?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I thought this /proc error had something
> to do
> > > > > with
> > > > > > fstab
> > > > > >
> > > > > > so here is the /proc entry in fstab:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > none /proc proc defaults 0 0
> > > > > >
> > > > > > after messing around with it I think it's
> > > > > possible,
> > > > > > but not likely that i forgot to :
> > > > > >
> > > > > > [*] /proc file system support
> > > > > >
> > > > > > in the make menuconfig
> > > > > >
> > > > > > is there a way to get back to this so I
> can
> > > > > recompile
> > > > > > the kernel with /proc support? if that is
> the
> > > > > case...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > i did try to
> > > > > >
> > > > > > #chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
> > > > > >
> > > > > > and then
> > > > > >
> > > > > > # cd /usr/src/linux
> > > > > >
> > > > > > but the linux directory is gone. guess it
> was
> > > > > cleaned
> > > > > > up..
> > > > > >
> > > > > > so I can't
> > > > > >
>
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