Re: [gentoo-amd64] initrd

[Karol Krizka]

On Sunday 30 October 2005 01:48, DR GM SEDDON wrote:
> Karol Krizka wrote:
> >On Saturday 29 October 2005 07:16, DR GM SEDDON wrote:
> >>my grub.conf:
> >>' default 0
> >>timeout     5
> >>splashimage=(hd0.0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> >>
> >>title=linux-2.6.13
> >>root (hd0.0)
> >>kernel /genkernel--x86_64-2.6.13-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/ram0  init=/linuxrc
> >>ramdisk-8193 real_root=/dev/hda3 udev
> >>initrd /initrd'
> >
> >I have the sameconfig and it works ok exept the name of /initrd I
> >have /initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.13-gentoo-r3. Maybe that is the
> > problem?
> >
> >>I see hoew by saying root (hd0,0) leaves things relative to /boot.  But
> >>there is no linuxrc in /boot.  I think this is the prob.
> >
> >/linuxrc is in the initramfs thing so that's not the problem.
> >
> >>The error code is 15.
> >>Thanks
> >>
> >>Craig Webster wrote:
> >>>On 29 Oct 2005, at 14:21, DR GM SEDDON wrote:
> >>>>Dmitri Pogosyan wrote:
> >>>>>Not really, you can use initramfs in place of initrd. I have in
> >>>>>grub.conf title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.13-r3 UDEV root (hd0,0) kernel /
> >>>>>kernel-2.6.13-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk=16384 init=/linuxrc
> >>>>>real_root=/dev/sda2 vga=3847 udev initrd /initramfs-2.6.13-gentoo-r3
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Dear list, I have just started using Gentoo and up-to-now am
> >>>>>>impressed.  I have  generated a kernel using 'genkernel' and the
> >>>>>>kernel is in /boot.   However, I do not have 'initrd' but
> >>>>>>'initramfs'.  is this a problem or  should I modify grub
> >>>>>>appropriately? Gavin. --  gentoo-amd64@g.o mailing list
> >>>>
> >>>>I noticed your files are in / not /boot where mine  are.  Should I
> >>>>mv them?
> >>>
> >>>They're in / only on the boot partition ie they are in the root of
> >>>(hd0,0).
> >>>
> >>>If you are specifying your files as living in /boot on the boot
> >>>partition then this could stop your system booting fully.
> >>>
> >>>Perhaps you could post your grub.conf?
> >>>
> >>>Yours,
> >>>Craig
> >>>--
> >>>Craig Webster | t: [phone] | e: craig@××××××.net
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>
> grub.conf
> 'default 0
> timeout 5
> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>
> title=linux-2.6.13
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /genkernel-x86_64-2.6.13-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/ram0
> init=/initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.13-gentoo-r3 ramdisk=8192
> real_boot=/dev/hda3 udev
> initrd /initrd'
>
Try replacing the kernel name with kernel-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.13-gentoo-r3, 
if that dosn't work show us the outpot of ls /boot.

<snip>
>
> I wondered, should /boot be ext2?  Or should I use some of the 'default'
> entries?
This is my line for the boot partition:
/dev/hda1               /boot           auto            noauto,noatime,notail 
1 1
It's reiserFS I think. I used "auto" because I wasn't sure what to type for 
it.

> Thanks.
> I looked at the url mentioned it tells me my error(15) is grub not
> finding my kernel.  How do I tell grub to boot my kernel from the
> command line?  It tells me the kernel needs to be loaded first.
Press e over the kernel you want to boot, then choose the line you want to 
edit and press e again. You can also use d to delete a line. There is 
instructions for more key bindings on the bottom of GRUB.

-- 
Karol Krizka