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From: Dale <dalek1967@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Kernel "File not found"
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:11:50
Message-Id: 476D6D73.1050706@bellsouth.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Kernel "File not found" by Grant
1 Grant wrote:
2 > I just finished a re-install of my laptop to get multilib working and
3 > grub apparently can't find the kernel this time. I've tried grub and
4 > grub-static. I get this:
5 >
6 > root (hd0,0)
7 > Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
8 > kernel /boot /kernel-2.6.22-hardened-r8 root: /dev/sda3
9 > Error 15: File not found
10 >
11 > I'm using all of the config files that were working perfectly on the
12 > previous install.
13 >
14 > The only things out of the ordinary are:
15 >
16 > 1. I forgot to copy the kernel into the boot partition the first time
17 > I rebooted and got this same error. I booted the LiveCD again and
18 > copied it over after mounting /dev/sda3 and /dev/sda1. I thought for
19 > sure that would fix it but no. I've verified that the correctly named
20 > kernel file is in /mnt/gentoo/boot when /dev/sda1 is mounted.
21 > grub.conf is from my previous install and references the kernel file
22 > correctly.
23 >
24 > 2. I used -fforce-addr in make.conf this time even though I don't know
25 > what it does because it was included in the default make.conf.
26 >
27 > Any ideas?
28 >
29 > - Grant
30 >
31
32 When the grub menu comes up, hit e twice and then try to use tab
33 completion to find it and the arrow keys to navigate. That may help.
34 Tab completion works like it does in a console. Sort of neat really.
35
36 I hope that helps.
37
38 Dale
39
40 :-) :-)
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