What version of udev? Recent versions are not compatible with older kernels, they need a *very* recent kernel
"Francisco Ares" <fra...@gmail.com> wrote: >Hi > >After a lot of updates without rebooting (I`ve been keeping my computer on >during several weeks), now it can`t boot anymore. Thanks to the LiveDVD I`m >able to try somethings, including a "emerge --sync" and a "emerge -vuDN >world", followed up by a "etc-update" and a "revdep-rebuild" - nothing >strange and no results. > >The error message is like this (I had to copy it by hand, sorry for any >typo): > >*Press I to enter interactive mod > * Mounting proc at /proc ... [ok] > *** Skipping mount of /sys as /sys/kernel exists >** *** Mounting /dev ... [ok] >** ***** Starting udevd ... [ok] >** >** ***** Populating /dev with existing devices through uevents ... [ok] >** >** ***** Assuming udev failed somewhere, as /dev/zero does not exist ** >** ***** Mounting devpts at /dev/pts ... [ok] >** >** ***** Caching service dependencies ... ** >[ok]** >Can't open /dev/fb0 or /dev/fb/0 >failed to configure resolution and icon positioning >Failed to load theme 'livecd-2007.0' >** ***** Checking root filesystem ... >Failed to open the device '/dev/sda9': No such file or directory > > >** ***** Filesystem couldn't be fixed :( >Give root password for maintenance >(or type Control-D to continue): >** ** ** >*Giving root password and listing the contents of the '/dev' directory, >there are very few entries, none for my disk partitions, for example. > >I`ve already re-emerged udev, baselayout, and even built a new kernel - >currently using 2.6.27-r7 and tried 2.6.30-r8 (I guess there`s nothing to do >with the kernel, but I've built it just in case) > >Most probably I missed some messages during the ebuilds of the updates I've >been applying. > >Any ideas on where to look for? > >Thanks a lot! >Francisco >-- >"If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you >and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have one >idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas." - >George Bernard Shaw -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9. Please excuse my brevity.
