GRUB Not findind sda/no solution {solved}

illusina · n00b Joined: 20 Jul 2004 Posts: 11

To start off:

Barks · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 6:11 am Post subject:

I had the exact same error when I first did an install on my ASUS mobo with the SATA.

First post what you have for your grub.conf file. Second, are you positive you got everything compiled in the kernel. I knwo there's a very subtle device driver you need to select under SCSI and it's under something like "Low Level Drivers". Mine is a Promise driver of some sort so I had to make sure I had selected all of those.

Finally, I've had to compile a couple of times to realize this one....but make sure you're actually overwriting the old kernel images every time you make a new compile. I was pulling my hair out once wondering why my new selects on my kernel weren't showing up.....it was b/c I wasn't deleting the old images and cp over the new ones.
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illusina · n00b Joined: 20 Jul 2004 Posts: 11

Thanks the reply.

Yes, I am sure I have all my device drivers, I walked through all that witha few people on IRC about 30 minutes ago.

I am currently in windows, but I will type as I remember:

title=gentoo
root (hd0,0)
kernel (hd0,0)/kernel-gentoo root=/dev/sda3

Do you need more info than this for the grub.conf?

Ok: I tried to delete the kernel file from /boot and then copy the new one over, but that didn't change anything. Do I need to clear out the temporary location, ie: arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage as well before I compile a new kernel?

stephen.austin · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 6:47 am Post subject:

I had that exact error, I dunno if grub was buggy, or if my config was screwed up. But I emerged lilo and it worked first time.

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flindt · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 6:54 am Post subject:

You could try to use the grub command line - its says how on the grub boot screen.
Then you can enter grub commands just like in the grub.conf file, so you can try to figure the right root, try

illusina · n00b Joined: 20 Jul 2004 Posts: 11

But isn't lilo masked? I'll try to unmask and get that working, any other help appreciated...

syg00 · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 8:22 am Post subject:

My $0.02;
- lilo is a dead duck - persist with grub
- after the make, ensure you have /boot mounted (check it !!) then copy the new kernel (this is mentioned above). I prefer to use new name and update the grub conf prior to boot - each to their own.
If you see a /usr/src/linux/boot you've probably forgotten to mount /boot, and your new kernel is in there, and being ignored.
Guess how I know.
- make sure you have the kernel options set right. I know you said you did. I went through this too. Despite what what said in some of the threads, for my P4P800, I had to enable SCSI, then SATA below that, *and* Intel PIIX/ICH.

Maedhros · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 8:42 am Post subject:

I've noticed that scsi_disk hasn't been mentioned... that needs to be compiled in to your kernel.
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illusina · n00b Joined: 20 Jul 2004 Posts: 11

Well...

i figured it out....it appears as though, for some reason, those 1000 other kernel recompiles didn't ever take, it's like the script took a shortcut and used the existing kernel (I was WONDERING why it was so fast every time...)

I got it, but now I am just debugging getting hte screen to fit to my LCD, and for some reason /boot is empty?!

Rather strange...

Maedhros · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 8:44 am Post subject:

Has /boot been mounted though? :wink:

If you've got noauto in /etc/fstab for it, then you have to do it manually.
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illusina · n00b Joined: 20 Jul 2004 Posts: 11

I already did the part about scsi_disk in IRC a few hours ago ( have been at this install for the last two days, nearly 20 hours total!) Persevere!

I still do have a few problems::

I get "ide-disk failed to load" within the kernel output as it loads my system. I'm now going to search for something related on the forum.

And maedhros: I absolutely love your sig, it makes me burst out laughing every time I see it....

Thanks for all your help