2013/8/29 Gregory Shearman <[email protected]> > In linux.gentoo.user, you wrote: > >> > >> search for CONSOLE in this file and find: > >> > >> # exec >${CONSOLE} <${CONSOLE} 2>&1 > >> > >> Just remove the hash at the start of the line, rebuild my initramfs > >> and it is ready to go. > >> > >> -- > >> Regards, > >> Gregory. > >> > >> > > > > Thanks Gregory. > > > > I really would like to find that partition number limitation on genkernel > > in the docs. > > I've never had that problem but then I've always made /boot my first > partition. > > > I have already had that splash screen problem, very interesting your > > solution. That's a big reason I love Gentoo, always learning something > new. > > Funny thing is that checking the file you've mentioned in this new > system, > > it has no hash at that line (line number 13, right?). On the other > working > > system, the same, no hash. > > No, the line is 149. > > You see, I've got this as part of my kernel command line: > > console=tty1 > > The code section from the linuxrc file is part of the kernel command > line check as part of a bash(sh) "do" loop: > > CONSOLE=*|console=*) > CONSOLE=${x#*=} > CONSOLE=$(basename ${CONSOLE}) > # exec >${CONSOLE} <${CONSOLE} 2>&1 > > If you change your "console=" value on the command line then the new > console choice is redirected. If the hash is in place then the > console is not redirected and usually you get console output writing all > over your splash screen. > > > > I'm using genkernel-3.4.45.1 on both systems, perhaps not the same as > you. > > > > Regarding that last issue, the message complaining that the root > partition > > is not a valid block device _is still there_, only masked by the splash > > (which now is "verbose"). > > > > I was optimistic in believing everything would work as expected once I > > found that detail. > > I'm not sure I can help you here. My root filesystem is on an LVM volume > (as are all the rest of my filesystems except for my /boot partition. > > -- > Regards, > Gregory. > > Thanks, Gregory.
Best regards, Francisco
