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From: Mark Breddemann <bredde_list@×××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Grub problem. Gentoo doesn't boot. VFS Cannot start...
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:22:15
Message-Id: 455A2371.2020106@gmx.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Grub problem. Gentoo doesn't boot. VFS Cannot start... by Isern Palaus Montasell
1 Hi,
2 i don't think that grub is your problem but the kernel config. Ensure
3 that your (S)ATA-Controller is supported by your kernel
4
5 Mark Breddemann
6
7 Isern Palaus Montasell wrote:
8 > Hello all,
9 >
10 > This is the first time I install Gentoo Linux. This is my grub.conf file:
11 >
12 >> default 0
13 >> timeout 10
14 >> splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
15 >>
16 >> title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.18-r2
17 >> root (hd0,2)
18 >> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.18-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4
19 >>
20 >> title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.18 (Rescate)
21 >> root (hd0,2)
22 >> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.18-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4 init=/bin/bb
23 >> boot
24 >>
25 >> #Windows XP Profesional
26 >> title=Windows XP Profesional
27 >> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
28 >> chainloader +1
29 >
30 >
31 > Windows XP boots well but Gentoo Linux no. Start booting but prints this:
32 >
33 >> [...]
34 >> VFS: Cannot opent root device "hda4" or unknow-block(0,0)
35 >> Please append a correct "root=" boot option.
36 >> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs or
37 >> unknow-block(0,0)
38 >> <6> Time: tsc clocksource has been installed.
39 >
40 > I don't know where is the problem, here is my /etc/fstab file
41 > configuration:
42 >
43 >> # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
44 >> #
45 >> # noatime turns off atimes for increased performance (atimes normally
46 >> aren't
47 >> # needed; notail increases performance of ReiserFS (at the expense of
48 >> storage
49 >> # efficiency). It's safe to drop the noatime options if you want and to
50 >> # switch between notail / tail freely.
51 >> #
52 >> # The root filesystem should have a pass number of either 0 or 1.
53 >> # All other filesystems should have a pass number of 0 or greater
54 >> than 1.
55 >> #
56 >> # See the manpage fstab(5) for more information.
57 >> #
58 >>
59 >> # <fs> <mountpoint> <type>
60 >> <opts> <dump/pass>
61 >>
62 >> # NOTE: If your BOOT partition is ReiserFS, add the notail option to
63 >> opts.
64 >> /dev/hda3 /boot ext2
65 >> noauto,noatime 1 2
66 >> /dev/hda4 / ext3
67 >> noatime 0 1
68 >> /dev/hda7 none swap
69 >> sw 0 0
70 >> /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660
71 >> noauto,ro 0 0
72 >> #/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto
73 >> noauto 0 0
74 >>
75 >> # NOTE: The next line is critical for boot!
76 >> proc /proc proc
77 >> defaults 0 0
78 >>
79 >> # glibc 2.2 and above expects tmpfs to be mounted at /dev/shm for
80 >> # POSIX shared memory (shm_open, shm_unlink).
81 >> # (tmpfs is a dynamically expandable/shrinkable ramdisk, and will
82 >> # use almost no memory if not populated with files)
83 >> shm /dev/shm tmpfs
84 >> nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0
85 >
86 > /dev/hda1 is a Windows Partition
87 > /dev/hda3 is a Linux Partition for boot
88 > /dev/hda4 is a Linux Partition for root
89 > /dev/hda4 is a Linux Partition for swap.
90 >
91 > Thanks in advance and sorry for my school English.
92 >
93 > See you,
94 > -- Isern Palaus
95 >
96 >
97
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