Re: Re: [gentoo-user] Cannot boot multipartitioned installation

[Michael Kintzios]

Thanks Martin,

> From:: Martoni <shieldfire@×××××.com>
> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Cannot boot multipartitioned installation
> Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 12:23:42 +0100

> Are you sure you have the kernel directly in the root?
> Looks like this is they you've defined it in the files....

Can you please explain?  I compiled the kernel as I always have been (on
a conventional three partition installation /boot, /, /home) by:

  # cd /usr/src/linux   <-- after I check that it is linked to the correct
kernel -->
  # make menuconfig
  # make && make modules_install

Then I copy the newly compiled kernel bzImage, System.map and .config to
/boot and alter the grub.conf for the new kernel.  Is there something I
should be doing differently for multiple partitions?

Please tell me more! :-)

>
> On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 10:38:52 -0000, Michael Kintzios
> <michaelkintzios@××××××××.uk> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I just fitted a new ATA drive (hdb) in my box and thought of
doing
> the
> > best thing for it - install Gentoo 2004.3 :-)
> >
> > I used the following partitioning scheme which spreads across
both
> hda &
> > hdb.  Boot is ext2, the rest are reiserfs - straight forward
stuff.
> > Once I chroot into it I get:
> >
> >   # df -h
> >   Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> >   /dev/hdb7             393M   43M  350M  11% /
> >   none                  393M   43M  350M  11% /sys
> >   none                  393M   43M  350M  11% /dev
> >   none                  393M   43M  350M  11% /dev/pts
> >   /dev/hdb1              46M  4.4M   39M  11% /boot
> >   /dev/hdb2             102M   33M   70M  32% /tmp
> >   /dev/hdb3             3.9G   50M  3.8G   2% /var
> >   /dev/hdb5             6.6G  861M  5.7G  13% /usr
> >   /dev/hdb6             1.6G   33M  1.6G   2% /home
> >   /dev/hda7             3.1G  421M  2.7G  14% /var/tmp
> >   /dev/hda8             306M   36M  270M  12% /lib
> >   none                  393M   43M  350M  11% /dev/shm
> >
> > After I installed a stage three 2004.3 profile I compiled a kernel
> > (2.6.9-r9 from gentoo-dev sources) and tried to boot into my
new system.
> > Grub launches and mounts hdb7.  Then it fails with the following
kernel
> > panic error:
> >
> >   ReiserFS: hdb7: Using r5 hash to sort names
> >   VFS: Mounted root (reiserfs filesystem) readonly.
> >   Freeing unused kernel memory: 212k freed.
> >   Kernel panic - not syncing: No init found.
> >   Try passing init= option to kernel.
> >
> > This is my fstab:
> >
> >   /dev/hdb1               /boot           ext2            noauto,noatime
> > 1 1
> >   /dev/hdb7               /               reiserfs        noatime
> > 0 0
> >   /dev/hda6               none            swap            sw
> > 0 0
> >
> >   /dev/hdb2               /tmp            reiserfs        noatime
> > 0 0
> >   /dev/hdb3               /var            reiserfs        noatime
> > 0 0
> >   /dev/hdb5               /usr            reiserfs        noatime
> > 0 0
> >   /dev/hdb6               /home           reiserfs        noatime
> > 0 0
> >
> >   /dev/hda7               /var/tmp        reiserfs        noatime
> > 0 0
> >   /dev/hda8               /lib            reiserfs        noatime
> > 0 0
> >
> >   /dev/cdroms/cdrom0      /mnt/cdrom      iso9660         noauto,ro
> > 0 0
> >   /dev/fd0                /mnt/floppy     auto            noauto
> > 0 0
> >
> >   # NOTE: The next line is critical for boot!
> >   none                    /proc           proc            defaults
> > 0 0
> >
> >   none                    /dev/shm        tmpfs           defaults
> > 0 0
> >
> > I cannot for the life of me understand what's wrong.  Why isn't
> > /sbin/init loaded into memory?  I've checked /etc/inittab and
there's
> > nothing wrong with it.
> >
> > This is my grub.conf:
> >
> >   title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.9-gentoo-r9
> >   root (hd1,0)
> >   kernel /kernel-2.6.9-gentoo-r9 root=/dev/hdb7
> >
> > I've sought help here: <A HREF="<A HREF="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=262302"
TARGET="_blank">http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=262302</A>"
> TARGET="_blank"><A HREF="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=262302</a>"
TARGET="_blank">http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=262302</a>
</A>
> > but none of the suggestions helped me to solve it.  I don't know
what
> > else to try.  Could it be my partitioning scheme, paths or access
> > rights?  I've tried different configurations of 2.6.9-r9 (just
in
> case)
> > but the same error occurs.
> >
> > Any ideas?  How can I troubleshoot it?  What "init= option"
> is it asking
> > for?
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Mick
> >
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> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Martin S
>
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