My fs are /boot = ext3 and / = reiserfs
> > On Feb 3, 2004, at 10:43 pm, Peter Wu wrote: > >> On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 20:44:31 -0200 (BRST), barreto wrote: >>> >>> However, whem I have tried my first boot, the system stops with the >>> following message above: >>> >>> STEP 3: Mounting necessary filesystems per boot options >>> Started device management daemon v1.3.25 for /dev >>> STEP 4: Determining root device >>> STEP 4a: Mounting root >>> mount: Mounting /dev/hda3 on /newroot failed: Invalid argument >>> Could not mount specified ROOT, try again >>> Root block device unspecified or not detected >>> Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell >>> : >> >> I guess you did not edit your /etc/fstab correctly by replacing the >> ROOT >> with the actual root you have. > > Hmmmn... if that is the actual message he received it *does* mention > /dev/hda3, which would be consistent with the root device on a > "standard" Gentoo install as per the manual. I don't see Gentoo boot > that often - is a reference to "/newroot" normal..? > > My guess is that perhaps the OP doesn't have the correct file-systems > compiled into his kernel. barreto - can you check this, please..? What > file systems are /boot & / ..? > > Stroller. > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
