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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] EFI install ( continum) [ system hangs at boot ]
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:15:19
Message-Id: 20150227141504.29a8398b@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] EFI install ( continum) [ system hangs at boot ] by German
1 On Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:49:20 -0500, German wrote:
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3 > > The kernel cannot find the block device containing your root
4 > > filesystem. Either you have given the wrong root= option to the
5 > > kernel
6 >
7 > Are you talking about this?
8 >
9 > "UEFI does not pass kernel parameters to the kernel during normal boot,
10 > so you need to hardcode them via CONFIG_CMDLINE. Example for the root
11 > partition on /dev/sda2: KERNEL Enable built-in kernel parameters
12 >
13 > Processor type and features --->
14 > [*] Built-in kernel command line
15 > (root=/dev/sda2)"
16
17 Yes, if you are not using a boot manager.
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