Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Jarry <mr.jarry@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] 20008 install problem: "Could not find the root block device in ."
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:51:13
Message-Id: 488350D2.7030103@gmail.com
1 Hi,
2 I just downloaded install-amd64-minimal-2008.0.iso, burned
3 it, and tried to boot&install. But during boot-up, a message
4 comes:
5 ____________________________________
6 >> Determining root device...
7 !! Could not find the root block device in .
8 Please specify another value or: press Enter for the same,
9 type "shell" for a shell, or "q" to skip...
10 root block device() :: _
11 ____________________________________
12
13 What am I supposed to do???
14
15 It is a common pc, with Asus mobo (nForce4 chipset),
16 2x sata-disk, 1x sata-dvd, nvidia graphics. Everything
17 correctly detected in bios and during boot-up.
18
19 On the same computer, I could install gentoo-2007 last year,
20 but unfortunatelly disk has died, so I had to replace it and
21 install again...
22
23 Jarry
24
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