Re: [gentoo-user] Help please! I screwed up!

[Michael Schreckenbauer]

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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Re: [gentoo-user] Help please! I screwed up!

[Mike Williams]

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On Monday 25 August 2003 20:56, Klaus Neumann wrote:
> 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?

2.4.4-4GB ?!?
Anyway, chroot into your install and try this
depmod -a -F 

> I'm writing this email from Win98, which I installed to go online. Of
> course it wiped out my lilo. :-(

Lilo ?!?
Use grub, it's so much easier :)

> I hope someone can tell me how to get out of this mess, without
> re-installing everything! TIA!

This is linux we're talking about here, with chroot and a working bootable 
medium pretty much only a fatal hard drive crash should force a reinstall

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