2013/8/29 Francisco Ares <fra...@gmail.com> > > 2013/8/29 Gregory Shearman <zek...@gmail.com> > >> In linux.gentoo.user, you wrote: >> >> >> >> search for CONSOLE in this file and find: >> >> >> >> # exec >${CONSOLE} <${CONSOLE} 2>&1 >> >> >> >> Just remove the hash at the start of the line, rebuild my initramfs >> >> and it is ready to go. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Regards, >> >> Gregory. >> >> >> >> >> > >> > Thanks Gregory. >> > >> > I really would like to find that partition number limitation on >> genkernel >> > in the docs. >> >> I've never had that problem but then I've always made /boot my first >> partition. >> >> > I have already had that splash screen problem, very interesting your >> > solution. That's a big reason I love Gentoo, always learning something >> new. >> > Funny thing is that checking the file you've mentioned in this new >> system, >> > it has no hash at that line (line number 13, right?). On the other >> working >> > system, the same, no hash. >> >> No, the line is 149. >> >> You see, I've got this as part of my kernel command line: >> >> console=tty1 >> >> The code section from the linuxrc file is part of the kernel command >> line check as part of a bash(sh) "do" loop: >> >> CONSOLE=*|console=*) >> CONSOLE=${x#*=} >> CONSOLE=$(basename ${CONSOLE}) >> # exec >${CONSOLE} <${CONSOLE} 2>&1 >> >> If you change your "console=" value on the command line then the new >> console choice is redirected. If the hash is in place then the >> console is not redirected and usually you get console output writing all >> over your splash screen. >> >> >> > I'm using genkernel-3.4.45.1 on both systems, perhaps not the same as >> you. >> > >> > Regarding that last issue, the message complaining that the root >> partition >> > is not a valid block device _is still there_, only masked by the splash >> > (which now is "verbose"). >> > >> > I was optimistic in believing everything would work as expected once I >> > found that detail. >> >> I'm not sure I can help you here. My root filesystem is on an LVM volume >> (as are all the rest of my filesystems except for my /boot partition. >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Gregory. >> >> > Thanks, Gregory. > > > Best regards, > Francisco >
For all who might be interested, I've reinstalled/rebuilt/reemerged everything from stage3 up during the night (I've saved the "world" file, it helped a lot). Now everything works. I have a backup copy of all file system when things were not working, and I will do another one now. When I get some time to spare, I will compare both and try to figure out what happened. Thanks to all! Francisco