QUick question about a gentoo install.

coolred

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I am a newb looking to learn linux. I thought about getting one of the newb friendlt ditros, but figured with those, i wouldn't be learning as much. SO I decided to start myself off with a stage 3 gentoo install, not to difficult with the handbook and everything. But I have run into a small problem. I get an error after grub boots and I choose the kernel. I have already found the answer from the gentoo forums, I also posted this there, but figured these forums are more frequented, so i would get a quicker answer here.

What I need to do is change an option in the menuconfig part of the install. Now my question is can I go back in now and fix it somehow, or do I have to start over from scratch again?
 

xcript

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Boot off the Gentoo CD, then:

mount /dev/foo /mnt/foo
chroot /mnt/foo
cd /usr/src/linux
make menuconfig
make bzImage modules modules_install
mount /boot
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/bzImage

Done.

Edit: I assumed you needed to change a kernel option and recompile, if not the first bit still applies. :)
 

coolred

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foo? WHat is foo? Thats not something I am familiar with, but yes I need to change a kernel option
 

xcript

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foo = anything.

Substitute foo with the actual device/mountpoint.
 

coolred

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Yeah I figured that out on my own. Now another question, you got me to where I needed to be, I think. But I didn't see the option I needed.

"[+]IDE chipset (or SCSI controller) support not compiled or compiled as a module (and no initrd). "

That is supposedly the option i need to check, but I didn't see it in the kernel options, any idea where I find it?
 

xcript

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Check under Device Drivers -> ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support -> IDE chipset support