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From: Jarry <mr.jarry@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] 20008 install problem: "Could not find the root block device in ."
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:51:18
Message-Id: 4884BE71.1080606@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] 20008 install problem: "Could not find the root block device in ." by Justin
1 Justin wrote:
2 > Jarry schrieb:
3 >> Justin wrote:
4 >>>> ____________________________________
5 >>>> >> Determining root device...
6 >>>> !! Could not find the root block device in .
7 >>>> Please specify another value or: press Enter for the same,
8 >>>> type "shell" for a shell, or "q" to skip...
9 >>>> root block device() :: _
10 >>>> ____________________________________
11 >>>>
12 >>> There was bug fix release for amd64. See gentoo.org the first news
13 >>> for more info. Perhaps this is for you.
14 >>
15 >> I checked it, but I do not think that bug has something to do with
16 >> my problem. That bug (#230998) is a problem of live-cd, and I'm using
17 >> minimal install cd.
18 >>
19 >> Besides, there is no updated install-cd, only live-cd. But I'll try
20 >> to download 2008.0-r1 live-cd, and install with it.
21 >>
22 > Hey, you are right. YOu can use the livecd like a minimal CD by adding
23 > noX to the boot cmdline.
24
25 Well, I tried, with about similar error:
26 __________________________________________________
27 << Load keymap (Enter for default):
28
29 >> Keeping default keymap
30 >> Making tmpfs for /newroot
31 >> Looking for the cdrom
32 >> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sr0
33 >> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda1
34 ... (the same message for /dev/sda1 - /dev/sda12)...
35 ... (and the same message for /dev/sdb1 = /dev/sdb12)...
36 !! Media not found
37 !! Could not find CD to boot, something else needed!
38 >> Determining root device...
39 !! Could not find the root block device in .
40 Please specify another value or: press Enter for the same,
41 type "shell" for a shell, or "q" to skip...
42 root block device() :: _
43 __________________________________________________
44
45 It looks to me like loader can not find my *cdrom*!
46 It should be /dev/sdc or /dev/sdd, because /dev/sda and /dev/sdb
47 are my hard-drives. When I enter shell and look into /dev, there
48 is actually no /dev/sdc, and no /dev/sdd. Only /dev/sda1(-sda12)
49 and /dev/sdb1(-sdb12).
50
51 But that is strange, because kernel just booted from CD,
52 so it *must* see it! Can anyone help me please to fix this mess?
53 Is it really so that Gentoo 2008 can not boot from sata-cd-drive?
54
55 Jarry
56
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[gentoo-user] Re: 20008 install problem: "Could not find the root block device in ." Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de>