Gentoo install is driving me Traficant

[Goosemaster]

1. I assume the fstab file was a file that i was supposed to type out, right? I did becasue I typed hte command and it said it was a new file, so I prodceed to ype it out.


2. When I type "passwd", it says access is denied



3. Installing grub works, but after I quite and try to access the menu.lst file in "boot/grub/" it says
"Could not open the file for writing: No such file or directory"

and this after the grub setup says it created the directory

so what do I do..kepp in mind I DO NOT know my way around a kinux box...so babiesh ridicule is accepted..as long as I get help..in the end

 

[rahvin]

You missed steps if the fstab file wasn't there. It looks like either a: you didn't untar the file system to the right point, or b: you didn't switch to the new environment at the correct step.

Basically it looks like you didn't follow directions if you got those errors.

 

[DnetMHZ]

yes you must have missed a step somewhere.. the fstab file should be there and you just need to edit it to match your
HDD setup.

Tip: be sure to read ALL the instructions (notes/warnings/etc) not just the code listings because there are some very important
pieces of info there that are easily missed

 

[Tiger]

You did follow the install instruction to the letter, right?
If you did those instructions in order there should be an /etc/fstab file.
You probably miss typed the filename and nano opened a new file.