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From: Michael Shaw <mshaw@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Boot Problems: /dev/sda3 is not a valid root device
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 19:17:15
Message-Id: 4372498B.3050507@dowco.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Boot Problems: /dev/sda3 is not a valid root device by Neil Bothwick
1 Neil Bothwick wrote:
2
3 >On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 10:00:49 -0800, Michael Shaw wrote:
4 >
5 >
6 >
7 >>I just tried to install Gentoo 2005.1 on a computer with one 9GB SCSI.
8 >>When booting, I get the following error:
9 >>
10 >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
11 >>Block device /dev/sda3 is not a valid root device
12 >>The root block device is unspecified or not detected
13 >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
14 >>
15 >>
16 >
17 >Do you have the drivers for your SCSI controller compiled into the
18 >kernel, not as modules.
19 >
20 >
21 >
22 >
23 Not to the best of my knowledge. I guess that would do it. I just
24 assumed they would be there, in the genkernel. I'll give it a whirl and
25 see what I can find.
26
27 Thanks
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