Did you create a separate /boot partition when installing Gentoo. If so
you need to mount it

mount /dev/sda1 /boot

or whatever is your boot partition

> Hi Guys,
>
> Something weird is going on with my system. I have been trying to
> upgrade the kernel, but no matter what I select, I can't seem to get the
> sata drive on my laptop recognized. So, I've been sticking to a kernel
> that works. That is just a lead-in to the situation.
>
> Today, I wanted to check /boot to make sure that I had removed residual
> files from my last failed kernel upgrade. First, let me say that my
> system boots fine into the kernel that I have been using successfully -
> i.e. everything happens as expected when I boot. However, in /boot, all
> I have is a symlink that says that boot is a link to . (dot). I don't
> see any grub directory or any of the files that should be there. What
> gives? This is making me a little antsy! Any suggestions as to what is
> going on? Any ideas how to solve the situation?
>
> Regards,
>
> Colleen
>
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