Missed one step step in install now gentoo wont boot
 

I installed Gentoo from my Debian installation. Followed 'The Gentoo Linux alternative installation method HOWTO' but missed one important step, flushing the environment during chroot.

When booting Gentoo I get this message:

Activating mdev
Determing root device
Mounting root...
Booting (initramfs)>> ERROR: your real /dev is missing files required to boot (console and null)..
Switch_root: Can't open '/dev/console': No such file or directory

Then the Kernel panics.


My question is do I need to re-install or can this be fixed.

I've tryed using MAKEDEV to install /dev/console but no luck.

Tried two kernels, one I compiled myself and the genkernel.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Simple mknode for both will do - use your Debian system as an example. Either chroot into the gentoo system (if you can), or merely use the mountpoint.

some stage3 archives lack necessary items
 

Some "stage3" archives lack few items (like /dev/console and /dev/null) necessary for boot.
To fix your installation, you need to:
- mount your gentoo root device in read/write mode (for example to /mnt/gentoo)
- create missing pseudo-files (something like the following):
mknod /mnt/gentoo/dev/console c 5 1
mknod /mnt/gentoo/dev/null c 1 3
- unmount your gentoo root device or execute "sync" command
- reboot

Sorry for the late response but work called and I had to go.

Thanks to syg00 and mkborg I was able to get Gentoo to boot, now all I have to do is build my own kernel, install Gnome then enjoy.

Thanks again guys. :D

Good luck, more specific for your kernel :P

Good Luck!
Another way is to simply copy necessary files from another stage3 tarball.
Once I removed entire /dev directory (devfs unmounted) on working system and this method helped me to "restore" my system )