First install ----> Need help

[NewB]

Hi all,


I just finished my first installl, but gentoo don't want to boot :-/ , After the grub splash screen an error message comes :

Booting "Gentoo Linux"

root (hd0,0)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.4.22 root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/hda3 init =/linuxrc

Error 15: File not found

Press any key to continue...

is the error in the grub.conf file? If yes how can I fixe it?

thx for help...

[NewB]

My grub.conf file:

default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title=Mon exemple Gentoo Linux (genkernel récent)
root (hd0,0)
kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.4.22 root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/hda3 init=/linuxrc
initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd-2.4.22

How to check the kernel version I installed? How can i edit my grub.conf file?

[polle]

Have you a separate bootpartition?
In that case post the partition table

[NewB]

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 14 105808+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 15 81 506520 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda3 82 3876 28690200 83 Linux

that's my boot tyble....

[polle]

then you have to remove /boot from your grub.conf
In your case:
default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title=Mon exemple Gentoo Linux (genkernel récent)
root (hd0,0)
kernel (hd0,0)/kernel-2.4.22 root=/dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/hda3 init=/linuxrc
initrd (hd0,0)/initrd-2.4.22

[NewB]

thnx... but how can i open the grub.conf file to fix it?

[polle]

boot from the install cd
mount partitions, chroot
then nano -w /boot/grub/grub.conf

[NewB]

One more problem.... when i want to save the grub.conf file there is a message:

Could not open file fo writing: no such file ordirectory....

what's wrong?

[polle]

So you were able to open your original grub.conf file after mounting hda1 and hda3?

[NewB]

No i think this file doesn't exist.... i can't find it.... i think i did something wrong during the install (maybe not saved!?)

When i make the nano -w /boot/grub/grub.conf it's a empty file....

[polle]

what if you do this:
ls /boot

an

ls /boot/grub

And sure you mounted hda1?

[NewB]

it seems to be empty... nothing in boot... grub doesn't exist

[polle]

just to be sure: what gives:

ls /

[NewB]

bin boo boot dev etc home lib mnt opt proc root sbin tmp usr var

[polle]

Seems ok, but if ls /boot shows nothing ..
here has to be your kernel and your grub directory

[NewB]

i made a second time the command grub with this settings:

grub> root (hd0,0)
grub> setup (hd0)
grub> quit

now i have in the folder boot:
grub

and in grub:
e2fs_stage1_5 etc and grub.conf.sample

[polle]

make now your grub.conf file like described and where is your bzImage?

[NewB]

What's the bzimage?

[polle]

that is your kernel, how did you made yourkernel, by genkernel or by manual configuration?

[NewB]

by genkernel all

[polle]

I'm not familiar with genkernel (I don't use it)
I suppose if you did that without errors it has to be ok
which does me make thinking that you hda1 is not mounted, you are sure this is the case?

[NewB]

What did you mean with mounted. Just the command mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo in the liveCD console?

[polle]

mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot

[NewB]

with the command mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot

this message appears : mount: mount point /mnt/gentoo/boot does not exist

[NewB]

Hey i just saw your from belguim.... do you talk french? it would be easyer for me!