Sorry for top post but if /dev/hda4. If root can't be swap also check cfdisk and if roots not /dev/hda5. Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless
-----Original Message----- From: Mark Breddemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:13:37 To:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Grub problem. Gentoo doesn't boot. VFS Cannot start... Hi, i don't think that grub is your problem but the kernel config. Ensure that your (S)ATA-Controller is supported by your kernel Mark Breddemann Isern Palaus Montasell wrote: > Hello all, > > This is the first time I install Gentoo Linux. This is my grub.conf file: > >> default 0 >> timeout 10 >> splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz >> >> title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.18-r2 >> root (hd0,2) >> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.18-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4 >> >> title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.18 (Rescate) >> root (hd0,2) >> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.18-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4 init=/bin/bb >> boot >> >> #Windows XP Profesional >> title=Windows XP Profesional >> rootnoverify (hd0,0) >> chainloader +1 > > > Windows XP boots well but Gentoo Linux no. Start booting but prints this: > >> [...] >> VFS: Cannot opent root device "hda4" or unknow-block(0,0) >> Please append a correct "root=" boot option. >> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs or >> unknow-block(0,0) >> <6> Time: tsc clocksource has been installed. > > I don't know where is the problem, here is my /etc/fstab file > configuration: > >> # /etc/fstab: static file system information. >> # >> # noatime turns off atimes for increased performance (atimes normally >> aren't >> # needed; notail increases performance of ReiserFS (at the expense of >> storage >> # efficiency). It's safe to drop the noatime options if you want and to >> # switch between notail / tail freely. >> # >> # The root filesystem should have a pass number of either 0 or 1. >> # All other filesystems should have a pass number of 0 or greater >> than 1. >> # >> # See the manpage fstab(5) for more information. >> # >> >> # <fs> <mountpoint> <type> >> <opts> <dump/pass> >> >> # NOTE: If your BOOT partition is ReiserFS, add the notail option to >> opts. >> /dev/hda3 /boot ext2 >> noauto,noatime 1 2 >> /dev/hda4 / ext3 >> noatime 0 1 >> /dev/hda7 none swap >> sw 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! >> proc /proc proc >> defaults 0 0 >> >> # glibc 2.2 and above expects tmpfs to be mounted at /dev/shm for >> # POSIX shared memory (shm_open, shm_unlink). >> # (tmpfs is a dynamically expandable/shrinkable ramdisk, and will >> # use almost no memory if not populated with files) >> shm /dev/shm tmpfs >> nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0 > > /dev/hda1 is a Windows Partition > /dev/hda3 is a Linux Partition for boot > /dev/hda4 is a Linux Partition for root > /dev/hda4 is a Linux Partition for swap. > > Thanks in advance and sorry for my school English. > > See you, > -- Isern Palaus > > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
