Hi all, I'm a complete newbie to Linux (and Gentoo) - just trying to install it on my old laptop (not so old - 1999 or so), in a first attempt to free myself from Windows. It's a Dell Inspiron 7500 laptop, running on a Pentium 3. I'm installing the 2005.1 build, and following the handbook step-by-step.
I decided to use the genkernel script to configure & compile the kernel (from http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=7 - section 7.d. Alternative: Using genkernel) cause I got a bit overwhelmed with the options when I tried the manual configuration. In the documentation it says, after you run the genkernel script: "Write down the names of the kernel and initrd as you will need it when writing the bootloader configuration file. The initrd will be started immediately after booting to perform hardware autodetection (just like on the Installation CD) before your "real" system starts up." However, after I ran the genkernel script, and I do a: # ls /boot/kernel* /boot/initrd* I get: ls: /boot/initrd*: No such file or directory /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r6 There is, however, a file called /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r6 So my question is: why don't I have initrd after running genkernel? Will I need it to complete the installation (as the documentation seems to indicate)? If so, what can I do to get it? (remember you're talking to a complete Linux newbie here, so fairly step-by-step instructions would be good!) Thanks in advance, Assaf Urieli -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
