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On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 20:23, maxim wexler <blissfix@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hi group, |
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> My 900A with a fresh gentoo install boots into a panic. Says it doesn't like my root=/dev/sda2 option. But that *is* the root partition. |
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> fstab: |
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> /dev/sda1 /boot ext2 noauto,noatime 1 2 |
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> /dev/sda2 / ext3 noatime 0 1 |
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> almost exactly like the model in the quick-install guide which uses a swap partition for /dev/sda2 and calls /dev/sda3 /. |
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> grub.conf: |
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> default 0 |
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> timeout 10 |
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> title Gentoo |
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> root (hd0,0) |
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> kernel /boot/kernel root=/dev/sda2 # 'kernel /kernel' also works |
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> The disk SSHD is divided into two partitions, the first I mount at /boot is formatted ext2, the seconded I mount at / is formatted ext3. Drivers for both fs are include *in* the kernel. |
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> One thing I noticed when I setup grub is that the USB stick which holds the liveOS xubuntu is called /dev/sda and the SSHD /dev/sdb. Which I took into account: |
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> grub> root (hd1,0) #which gives the appropriate response |
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> grub> setup (hd1) #ditto |
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> But of course when I boot w/o the USB stick I go back to calling the drive (hd0). I assume that's correct because poking around on the command line when I get to the splash screen proves it. If I enter the command kernel / and hit tab it displays |
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You gotta use a "delay" (or "wait", can't remember exactly) parameter |
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for the kernel to wait while the disc is recognized, dunno exactly, |
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but 2 to 5 seconds should be enough. I have an EEE 701 and had the |
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same problem. |
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Daniel da Veiga |