Am Montag, 25. August 2003 21:56 schrieb Klaus Neumann:
> After compiling a new kernel (and exchanging my second HD) I got this while
> trying to boot:
>
> Mounting /proc ...
> Mounting devfs at /dev ...
> modprobe: modprobe: Can't open dependencies file
> /lib/modules/2.4.4-4GB/modules.dep
> (No such file or directory)
> The "mount" command failed with error:
> sf type devfs not supported by kernel ...
> ... startup cannot continue.
>
> What does this mean, and how can I fix it?
What kernel are you using? This looks like a SuSE-Kernel. The message says,
that you compiled your kernel w/o support for devfs or you compiled it as a
module. If the second is the case, the module needs to be loaded from a
initrd afaik.
> I hope someone can tell me how to get out of this mess, without
> re-installing everything! TIA!
I would suggest to use one of the kernels gentoo provides and compile it with
devfs enabled (and automount at boot) both in the menu "File systems"
[*] /dev file system support (EXPERIMENTAL)
[*] Automatically mount at boot
> Cheers,
> Klaus
HTH
Michael
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