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Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> writes: |
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> On Thursday 24 April 2008, reader@×××××××.com wrote: |
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>> So assuming I've made some mistake in grub.conf I try to boot from |
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>> grub command line. |
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>> root = (hd0,0) (which is /dev/sda1 in linux terms) |
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>> kernel /kernel-2.6.25-r1 |
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> Nope. Kernel needs a root=<device> parameter. It can't know what is your |
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> root partition, that info is in fstab and fstab is on the root |
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> partition.So you tell it via a parameter |
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>> kernel /kernel-2.6.25-r1 root=(hd0)/sda3 |
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>> Fails |
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> Won't work. (hd0) is a grub thing. You need a /dev/sda3 or similar in |
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> there |
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I think you are wrong about that. But just a fine point and not |
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central to the problem. |
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For example I know for sure you can use the grub notation at the |
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kernel address like: |
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kernel (hd0,0)/kernel-XXXXXX |
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At least I know for sure it was possible at one time.. I haven't |
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actully used that notation in grub for quite a while. I do have that |
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notation as the address for the splash image in several working |
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grub.confs. (like splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz) |
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>> So reloading the install ISO I mount /mnt/gentoo/boot and edit |
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>> grub.conf to say: |
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>> title=kernel-2.6.25-r1 |
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>> root (hd0,0) |
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>> kernel /kernel-2.6.25-r1 root=/dev/sda3 |
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>> That fails |
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>> kernel /kernel-2.6.25-r1 root=/dev/hda3 (Thinking maybe grub |
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>> does not understand sda) |
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> Nothing to do with grub. It's a kernel boot parameter passed verbatim to |
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> the kernel and needs valid kernel device names. |
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> What's the error you get? Is (hd0,0) a separate /boot? Does it contain a |
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> file called kernel-2.6.25-r1 at the top level? And you also should have |
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> a "ro" kernel parameter in there |
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Using your point from above (but as I've posted, in the actual |
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grub.conf I do have a legitimate kernel device appended. |
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The latest attempt brings me to a grub command line as posted so |
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grub.conf didn't work. |
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So to give more meaning-full errors I will list my steps and the output |
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below including a screen shot of the kernel-panic error message |
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At grub prompt: |
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grub> root (hd0.0) |
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(That works and indicates an ext2fs) |
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grub> kernel /kernel-2.6.25-r1 root=/dev/sda3 |
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(This also works as noted by using completion at `/k<tab>') |
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grub> boot |
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In the screen shot provided note that it appears grub is expecting an |
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intramfs and only lists those types of devices, rejecting both |
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(hd0,0) and /dev/sda3. |
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http://www.jtan.com/~reader/vu/disp.cgi |
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> here's a working grub.conf for illustration: |
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> default 0 |
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> timeout 10 |
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> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz |
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> title Default |
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> root (hd0,0) |
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> kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 ro |
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> title Gentoo-2.6.25 |
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> root (hd0,0) |
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> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.25-gentoo root=/dev/sda3 ro |
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> Seems my setup is identical to yours: |
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> /boot on /dev/sda1 aka (hd0,0) to grub |
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> / on /dev/sda3 |
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> Only difference is the "ro" boot parameter, which shouldn't make a |
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> difference - it's there for fsck purposes during start-up. |
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Yes, I fdisked the `virtual' disk into boot=/dev/sda1 root=/dev/sda3 |
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> What disk driver and disks do you have? Are you 100% sure you are either |
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> using the new ata driver (everything is an sd) or have scsi/sata disks? |
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> If your disk is IDE with the old driver, it will be an hd and will |
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> require that on the kernel line |
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I'm not really sure about all this, its on a brand new gateway laptop |
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running Vista Home Premium on core 2 dua processor T5550 |
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The system information tool doesn't give the type of harddisk but does |
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shwo goose eggs at a scsi listing... and its very unlikely to be scsi |
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anyway. |
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Device manager doesn't do any better. Under Disk drives it just gives |
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the brand (Western Digital) and the model number: |
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WDC WD2500BEVS-22USTO |
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I don't think that part number is a scsi part number. |
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I don't know any other ways to tell if its Sata or IDE but I think its |
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IDE. |
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I did mention in OP that this intall is inside a vmware machine hosted |
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on Vista Home Premium OS. The `virutal' disk is seen as scsi hence |
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the /dev/sda notations. |
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(Vmware workstation 6.5) |
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In the vmware harware settings its listed as 12 GB scsi disc. |
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My current grub.conf: |
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default 0 |
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timeout 5 |
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splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz |
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title=kernel-2.6.25-r1-0x31a-1280x1024 |
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root (hd0,0) |
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kernel /kernel-2.6.25-r1 root=/dev/sda3 |
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