Re: Kernel-Version Problem (wrong uname output)

On Sun, 27 Oct 2002 08:21:44 +0100
Florian Rossol <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 02:49:45PM -0500, Ian Truelsen wrote:
> 
> [kernel-version-problems]
> 
> > This may be overly obvious, but did make sure that you are booting
> > with the new kernel? I do this on a fairly regular basis myself, and
> > always end up feeling a bit sheepish :)
> 
> I don't think, that I boot the wrong kernel, because
> 
> * there is no older version (fresh installation),
> * "strings /boot/vmlinuz" returns 2.4.19 and I boot /boot/vmlinuz and
> * I'm sure, that I copy the new kernel to /boot/.
> 
> Perhaps this other problem helps: I compiled DEVFS-support into the
> kernel but during boot gentoo tels me, that I have to compile
> DEVFS-support into the kernel?!?

Did you mount /boot before checking that? The default for Gentoo is that
the /boot partition is not automatically mounted.
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