Re: first boot: error moutning /proc: only root can do that

make sure /proc exists
if it doesnt, `mkdir /proc` ;)
-mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Maynard" <[email protected]>
To: "Newbies" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 11:00
Subject: Re: [gentoo-newbies] first boot: error moutning /proc: only root
can do that


> Did you include the "p" flag while unzipping? If not, I suspect it's a
> permission problem.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Murrell" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 9:14 PM
> Subject: [gentoo-newbies] first boot: error moutning /proc: only root can
do
> that
>
>
> > Hi There!
> >
> > I'm new to the list, as well as Gentoo, though a Linux
> > veteren of 3 years (still learning, though!).  I just
> > installed the 'Stage 3" tarball for Athlon on my,
> > well, AMD Athlon system.  I used "Toms Root Disk" to
> > initially boot the machine, then bunzipped/untarred
> > the Athlon image.  Everything was fine when I
> > chroot'd, compiled the kernel, got Grub installed,
> > etc.  However, when I try to boot, I get the following
> > error:
> >
> > -----
> >   * Mounting /proc          [ oops ]
> >
> >   * The "mount" command failed with the error:
> >
> > only root can do that
> >
> >   * Since this is a critical task, startup cannot
> > continue
> > -----
> >
> > The archives do not seem to have had this come up
> > before, so I'm hoping someone will have come across
> > this, and know what is wrong?  I guess I'm kinda
> > confused, since I thought I was booting as 'root', so
> > why won't /proc be mounted?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> >
> >
> > =====
> > --
> > Alan Murrell <[email protected]>
> >
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