120704 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > Am 03.07.2012 20:00, schrieb David Kuhl: >> I'm so stuck with this Gentoo laptop. >> It started with a standard update which was the first in three months. >> Then when the X didn't run due to xorg-server getting upgraded, >> the 3.3.8 gen kernel was suppose to be built with KSM. >> That failed due to mkfs_ext2.h. >> The a beta of genkernel was used and which built the kernel and initramfs, >> but the rest of the machine looks like it's gone. >> All the LVM2 partitions are broke: /home /var /opt /usr. >> What's the best way to get this back without loosing the system? > ... install Ubuntu (or one of its spin-offs). > Having a laptop with Gentoo that wasn't updated for months > looks to me like the wrong usage case for Gentoo.
I disagree: I update my netbook & my stand-by machine once/year. However, I never-ever do a simple 'emerge world': I always do 'emerge -Dup world', then work thro' the listed pkgs a few at a time, taking note of warnings, failures etc. I suspect DK sb using Gentoo-sources for his kernel -- I've never used Genkernel -- & looking carefully at the options. Compile everything into the kernel : avoid using modules. As for LVM, boot from Systemrescue, which should recognise them: if it does, the problem is elsewhere (eg kernel); if not, he will have to recreate LVM & hope he has back-ups. Why does he need KSM ? -- Google found an article which advises : "if you need to run multiple virtual machines on a host where memory is a constraint, then KSM is your solution". Why would he need to do that on a laptop ? Also, it helps not to boot straight into the GUI : I boot to a raw login prompt, then 'startx', which allows me to do system jobs by logging in as 'root' & using CLI. Yes, it's ok to login as 'root' if you're not using a GUI or the I/net, or even with the I/net if you're careful (you wb using Lynx or Wget). Finally -- with a (big smile) -- don't panic ! We've all been there & with Gentoo the solution is usually not far away once you find it. -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca
