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linuxbum
Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 20 Dec 2003
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 Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 12:00 am Post subject: First reboot gives bloack device error. |
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>> The root block device is unspecified or not detected.
Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell... 
Tried to boot livecd and mount /dev/hda3 no errors, fsck no errors.
It a 4Gb reiserfs.
dell 420 dual piii
livecd 2004.3
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Grub.conf
default 0
timeout 15
splashimage-(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title= Gento0
root(hd0,0)
kernel (hd0,0)/kernel-2.6.9-gentoo-r9 root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3
initrd (hd0,0)/initrd-2.6.9-gentoo-r9
:x
fstab
# <fs> <mountpoint> <type> <opts> <dump/pass>
/dev/hda1 /boot ext2 noauto,noatime 12
/dev/hda2 none swap sw 00
/dev/hdb1 none swap sw 00
/dev/hda3 / reiserfs notail 01
/dev/hda5 /usr reiserfs notail 02
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,ro 00
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto 00
none /proc proc defaults 00
none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 00
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Ran grub both grub-install and grub manually.
I;m out of ideas now 
Thanks for any help you can send my way |
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StOnEr420
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Joined: 10 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 1:28 am Post subject: |
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I had this same problem!!! just type in /dev/hda3 and it should boot up!  dunno if it's supposed to do that but it seems to work fine with me.. I might be wrong but I think what it is doing is it can't find root? not sure so it's like asking you what you want to boot where it says boot () :: type in /dev/hda3 and hopefully it will boot for you like it did for me...... |
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linuxbum
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 2:04 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the response
No I tried every disk and nothing.. |
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StOnEr420
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2004 3:01 am Post subject: |
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initrd (hd0,0)/initrd-2.6.9-gentoo-r9
could that be the problem???
should it be set too
initrd /initrd-2.4.26-gentoo-r6 |
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linuxbum
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| Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 5:28 am Post subject: |
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Fixed it by using the cdrom kernel first nd get everything workling then complied new kernel with genkernel and it working now..
Thanks for all the help. |
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