--- xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-kernel.xml 2012/03/27 17:47:19 1.46 +++ xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86+amd64-kernel.xml 2012/04/12 15:53:31 1.47 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ - + @@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ explains how to configure your kernel. -16 -2012-03-27 +17 +2012-04-12
Timezone @@ -202,6 +202,18 @@

+Next select Maintain a devtmpfs file system to mount at /dev so that +critical device files are already available early in the boot process. +

+ +
+Device Drivers --->
+  Generic Driver Options --->
+    [*] Maintain a devtmpfs filesystem to mount at /dev
+    [ ]   Automount devtmpfs at /dev, after the kernel mounted the rootfs
+
+ +

Now go to File Systems and select support for the filesystems you use. Don't compile them as modules, otherwise your Gentoo system will not be able to mount your partitions. Also select Virtual memory and /proc