this is my problem update FIXED

citrusfizz · n00b Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 62

i am installing gentoo

i got the kernel compiled and now i am working on my grub

a long time lilo user grub is confusing....
(can't use lilo due to amd 64 bit arcatecture or something like that its masked as -*)

i get

VFS: cannot open root Device "hda2" or unknown -Block(3,2)
Please append a correct "root=" Boot option
Kernel Panic -not syncing: VFS: unable to mount root fs on unknown block (3,2)

here is my config
hda1 windows
hda2 linux
hda4 swap

here is my grub.conf

default 0
timeout 30
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.9
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.9-r1 root=/dev/hda2
title=Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

then i use grub to load it to the mbr
i type

root (hd0,1)
setup (hd0)
quit

then i get that kernel panic error
after i load it up
can someone please help me?

mpagano · Developer Joined: 27 Apr 2004 Posts: 197 Location: USA

Could you please post the contents of your fstab file?

I don't know if this will help but here's a piece of mine and an example of a working grub line:

fstab:

cyrillic · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:39 am Post subject: Re: this is my problem

citrusfizz · n00b Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 62

i am using an msi motherboard with my amd64 3200 cpu
its a via chipset
now when i was installing gentoo with the unaversal live cd for amd64 i had no problem mounting my hard drive
but i did have to modprobe a driver for my nic card but as i said my hard drive worked fine

i am 90% sure i compiled support for my chipset and i am using ext2 filesystem that i am almost sure i have support for that as well

i really sad that lilo doesn't work with amd-64
anyways i still haven't resolved the problem
any ideas would be great

citrusfizz · n00b Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 62

i didn't follow the hand guide completely the only thing i didn't do i think was make a boot partition

so the kernel is on my root partition wich is hda2

loki99 · Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:24 pm Post subject:

citrusfizz · n00b Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 62

update

i fixed my problem

i recompiled the kernel went over everthing and i got it working

then had to recompile again cuz i guess gentoo wants devfs support

who knew? lol

thanks guys sorry for the trouble

racoontje · Veteran Joined: 19 Jul 2004 Posts: 1290

Again, please change the topic title to reflect the fixed status.