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pablolo
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Joined: 22 May 2004
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 Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 4:58 am Post subject: Kernel Panic! and dual boot question |
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After installing, I try to boot Gentoo but got these errors
EXT2fs: ide0(3.4): couldn't mount because of unsupported optional features
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount rootfs on 03:00
Does anyone know what I did wrong?
I'm pretty sure I did everything the manual says. Here are some details of my installation.
- Used Universal LiveCD
- Stage 3 install
- Manually configured kernel
- Did everything the handbook said except I emerged =vanilla-sources- 2.4.24
Another question... I'm trying to do a dual boot, Here's my drive layout...
Hda1 = NTFS (windows boot)
Hda2 = EXT2 (Linux boot)
Hda3 = swap
Hda4 = EXT3 (Root)
Hdb1 = NTFS Windows partition
Hdb2 = NTFS my brother's partition
Hdb3 = FAT my partition
Is it normal that when I open /boot/grub/grub.conf by nano -w, the conf file is empty?
Here's my grub.conf
default 0
timeout 30
splashimage = (hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title = Gentoo Linux
root (hd0,1)
kernel /kernel-2.24.24-gentoo root =/dev/hda4
title = Windows Xp
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
When I try to boot windows, I get an error... I forgot to list it down but maybe you guys already know what's wrong. I'll list it down if it happens again the next time  Man, I keep reinstalling RED HAT 9 just to get back to windows at every failed Gentoo install... I can only work with graphical installations. DOH! I'm a dumbass
please help me... this is really getting frustrating every install I think this is the 5th time I tried and to no avail.... I'm so close damnit! hehe |
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tridy
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Joined: 23 May 2004
Posts: 41
Location: Australia
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 5:50 am Post subject: boot from floopy? |
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This isn't really a solution if you want to boot from the harddrive or don't have a floopy, any way it might help.
Did you make a boot floopy, its often easier to boot from a floopy, then you can tweak your grub config for booting from the harddrive by trial and error, this is what I did as I often can't be bothered reading the documentation properly and you often learn more by trial and error. |
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river
Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 05 Dec 2003
Posts: 122
Location: Cape Town
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 6:06 am Post subject: Re: Kernel Panic! and dual boot question |
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| pablolo wrote: | After installing, I try to boot Gentoo but got these errors
EXT2fs: ide0(3.4): couldn't mount because of unsupported optional features
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount rootfs on 03:00
Hda1 = NTFS (windows boot)
Hda2 = EXT2 (Linux boot)
Hda3 = swap
Hda4 = EXT3 (Root)
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Sounds vaguely like you haven't compiled ext3 support into your kernel. Check your kernel config to make sure that you have.
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title = Windows Xp
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
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My win XP partition seems to be set up the same as yours. Try this to boot:
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title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
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which is nearly identical to yours, however the grub docs suggest using makeactive when chainloading another OS (their example for loading windows uses root instead of rootnoverify, however). |
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pablolo
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Joined: 22 May 2004
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| Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 8:21 am Post subject: |
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river,
Thanks, I will try your recommendation. Hope it works this time.
tridy,
Thanks too, but unfortunately booting from a floppy is not really an option for me since my floppy drive is not functioning. |
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