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From: Mike Doty <kingtaco@g.o>
To: gentoo-kernel@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-kernel] new kernel not booting
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 13:36:33
Message-Id: 4461EC45.1030004@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-kernel] new kernel not booting by Tito Valentin
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4 Tito Valentin wrote:
5 > Hello All,
6 >
7 > I am having the following problem with my kernel. When I try to boot
8 > it, I get the following error:
9 >
10 > And yes, my root device is /dev/sda3. My current working kernel does
11 > boot from there fine but not the new one
12 >
13 > Any thoughts on the problem below:
14 >
15 > Sacnning for sata_uli...cat: /lib/modules/2.6.16-gentoo-r3/modules.dep:
16 > No such file or directory
17 >
18 >>> Activating udev
19 >>> Determining root device
20 > !! Block device /dev/sda3 is not a valid root device...
21 > !! The root block device is unspecified or not detected.
22 >
23 > Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell...
24 >
25 > boot() : :
26 Looks like you're using an initrd. you need to either compile in sata
27 support for whatever chipset sda is on or you need to compile them as
28 modules and get those into your initrd.
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