Here's my grub.conf default 0 timeout 30 splashimage=(hd1,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.11-r8 root (hd1,2) kernel /kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r8 root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/dev/sda3 init=/linuxrc ramdisk_size=8192 vga=0x318 splash=verbose udev initrd /initrd-2.6.11-gentoo-r8 title=Windows XP Professional root (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1 -----Original Message----- From: Stanczak Group [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 6:53 AM To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Problem Booting Looks like you need you initrd added to grub. C R. Little wrote: >I have installed Gentoo to a dual had drive system > >/dev/hda1 --> Windows XP Professional > >/dev/sda --> Gentoo Install >/dev/sda1 - /boot >/dev/sda3 - / >/dev/sda5 - /usr >/dev/sda6 - /var >/dev/sda7 - /tmp >/dev/sda8 - /home > >grub.conf kernel line: >root(hd1,0) >kernel /kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r8 root /dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/sda3 >init=linuxrc vga=0x318 splash=verbose > >The liveCD boots and runs. > >when I try to boot the system from grub to the gentoo selection I get > > > >>>Loading Modules... >>>Mounting Filesystems... >>>Activating udev >>>Determining Root device >>> >>> >block device /dev/sda3 is not a valid root device... > >The SDA Device is a Maxtor SATA Drive, I think it's not loading ata_piix which >the live CD loads. Is this a module or built into the kernel? >I did used genkernel to create my kernel. > >Please help > >Thanks. >CR Little > >CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > >This e-mail and any attachments are confidential. If you are not the intended >recipient, any further dissemination or use of this e-mail is prohibited. If >you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by >returning it to the sender. You should then delete all copies from your system >and destroy any hard copies you may have made. Thank you for your cooperation. > > > > > > > -- Justin Stanczak Stanczak Group 812-735-3600 "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." Edmund Burke ..________...............__................. ./ _____/..____..._____/..|_..____...____.... /...\..____/.__.\./....\...__\/.._.\./._..\.... \....\_\..\..___/|...|..\..|.(..<_>.|.<_>..).... .\______../\___.._\__|../__|..\____/.\____/...... ........\/.....\/.....\/.......................... -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments are confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any further dissemination or use of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by returning it to the sender. You should then delete all copies from your system and destroy any hard copies you may have made. Thank you for your cooperation. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
