swift 13/04/06 08:05:44
Modified: hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml
hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml
Log:
Fix bug #463475 - Add in devtmpfs in kernel configuration
Revision Changes Path
1.53 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml
file :
http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml?rev=1.53&view=markup
plain:
http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml?rev=1.53&content-type=text/plain
diff :
http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml?r1=1.52&r2=1.53
Index: hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml
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retrieving revision 1.52
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diff -u -r1.52 -r1.53
--- hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml 16 Mar 2013 18:58:17 -0000 1.52
+++ hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml 6 Apr 2013 08:05:44 -0000 1.53
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header:
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+<!-- $Header:
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1.53 2013/04/06 08:05:44 swift Exp $ -->
<sections>
-<version>15</version>
-<date>2013-03-16</date>
+<version>16</version>
+<date>2013-04-06</date>
<section>
<title>Installing the Sources</title>
@@ -213,6 +213,18 @@
</pre>
<p>
+Next select <e>Maintain a devtmpfs file system to mount at /dev</e> so that
+critical device files are already available early in the boot process.
+</p>
+
+<pre caption="Enabling devtmpfs support">
+Device Drivers --->
+ Generic Driver Options --->
+ [*] Maintain a devtmpfs filesystem to mount at /dev
+ [ ] Automount devtmpfs at /dev, after the kernel mounted the rootfs
+</pre>
+
+<p>
When you've finished configuring the kernel, continue with <uri
link="#compiling">Compiling and Installing</uri>.
</p>
1.46 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml
file :
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http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml?rev=1.46&content-type=text/plain
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retrieving revision 1.45
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diff -u -r1.45 -r1.46
--- hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml 16 Mar 2013 18:58:17 -0000 1.45
+++ hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml 6 Apr 2013 08:05:44 -0000 1.46
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
-<!-- $Header:
/var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml,v
1.45 2013/03/16 18:58:17 swift Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header:
/var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml,v
1.46 2013/04/06 08:05:44 swift Exp $ -->
<sections>
-<version>15</version>
-<date>2013-03-16</date>
+<version>16</version>
+<date>2013-04-06</date>
<section>
<title>Installing the Sources</title>
@@ -116,6 +116,18 @@
</pre>
<p>
+Next select <e>Maintain a devtmpfs file system to mount at /dev</e> so that
+critical device files are already available early in the boot process.
+</p>
+
+<pre caption="Enabling devtmpfs support">
+Device Drivers --->
+ Generic Driver Options --->
+ [*] Maintain a devtmpfs filesystem to mount at /dev
+ [ ] Automount devtmpfs at /dev, after the kernel mounted the rootfs
+</pre>
+
+<p>
Then go to <c>File Systems</c> and select support for the filesystems you use.
<e>Don't</e> compile them as modules, otherwise your Gentoo system will not be
able to mount your partitions. Also select <c>Virtual memory</c> and <c>/proc
