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From: Bart Verwilst <bart.verwilst@×××××××.be>
To: gentoo-dev@××××××××××.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Several questions more
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 12:25:39
Message-Id: 000501c14201$670fe520$3207e0d5@scorpion
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Several questions more by Holger Brueckner
1 Ok, back...
2 Dumb mistake...
3 i install redhat with lilo in first sector of boot partition, but now i
4 installed it in the MBR of my second disk...
5 I forgot to readjust Xosl to read from the MBR...
6 Sorry guys...
7 But I'm learning a lot here!
8
9 Next problem... we're getting close... :o)
10 it shows grub, i press enter, and the kernel starts to load....
11 Until....
12
13
14 request_module[block-major-22]: Root fs not mounted
15 VFS: Cannot open root device "hdc2" or 16:02
16 Please append a correct "root=" boot option
17 Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 16:02
18
19
20 Any suggestions?
21
22 Thanks (again :'o( )
23
24 Bart
25
26
27 ----- Original Message -----
28 From: "Holger Brueckner" <lists@××××××××.de>
29 To: <gentoo-dev@××××××××××.org>
30 Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 7:53 PM
31 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Several questions more
32
33
34 > > Never tried xosl, but I would think grub or lilo should work as long as
35 > you
36 > > install them into the partition boot record.
37 > > With the layout you give, grub should go with *root (hd2,0)* and *setup
38 > > (hd2,0)*
39 >
40 > hmm i think it should be
41 > grub> root (hd1,0)
42 > grub> setup (hd1,0)
43 >
44 > since hdb shoudn't be recognized as a harddisk ...
45 > you can try to find the menu file inside of grub .. then you know for sure
46 >
47 > can't you configure xosl to boot your linux kernel ?!?
48 >
49 > cya
50 >
51 > Holger
52 >
53 >
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Several questions more Chad Huneycutt <chad.huneycutt@×××.org>