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VFS: Cannot open root device "hda3" or unknown-block(0,0) |
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Please append a correct "root=" boor option; here are the available |
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partitions: |
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Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on |
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unknown-block(0,0) |
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The root "/" is very large. It's more than 20 GB |
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bmicek@×××××××××.net wrote: |
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> I think I experienced your problem. If you don't have a |
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> /boot partition, then the path to the kernel is referenced from /boot |
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> (because its inside the real "/" fs). If you have a /boot partition, |
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> then the path to your kernel is referenced from "/". |
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> What worries me is that you mentioned you get a kernel panic which implies the boot loader was able to locate the kernel. |
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> Can you capture a bit of the output from the panic? How large is your |
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> "/"? |
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> |
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> Brian Micek |
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> On Monday 02 June 2008 03:29:32 pm Mansour wrote: |
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> > Hello, |
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> > I am trying to install gentoo on a desktop machine. I downloaded the |
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> > minimal CD and followed the instruction in the quick installation. Now, |
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> > I have a problem either in the grub configuration or in kernel and I |
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> > need help to figure this one out. |
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> > |
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> > I have existing partitions for windows and my previous Fedora (/home |
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> > directory), therefore I installed gentoo on /dev/hda3. The problem is I |
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> > get a kernel panic when I try to boot. In grub I am using (hd0,2) as my |
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> > root, because I don't want to write anything to the mbr. After editing |
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> > grub.conf, I run a grub shell, and execute the commands root(hd0,2) then |
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> > setup(hd0,2). Then tried to reboot. |
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> > |
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> > Here the relevant part of grub.conf: |
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> > ============================ |
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> > title Linux |
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> > root (hd0,2) |
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> > kernel (hd0,2)/boot/kernel root=/dev/hda3 |
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> > ================================= |
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> > |
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> > I don't have a separate partition for boot, it's on the root "/" |
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> > filesystem. |
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> > |
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> > Can anyone tell what's going on ? If there's missing info please let me |
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> > know, as everyone has different way when troubleshooting a problem. |
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