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sopleme
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 Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 11:47 pm Post subject: grub problems |
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thought i had it working buttttt guess not
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grub conf file
default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.10-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hdg3
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.10-gentoo-r6
# Only in case you want to dual-boot
title=Windows XP
map (hd0) (hd2)
map (hd2) (hd0)
root (hd2,0)
rootnoverify (hd2,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
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well i redid the install because i was getting feed up with it not working thinking maybe doing it fresh would help well it didnt, i get the splash screen and all so i no its accessing that part of the drive. when i press enter to load gentoo i get this error
root(hd0,2)
filetype is reiserfs, partition type 0x83
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.10-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hdg3
error: 15 file cant be found
but the file is there iv used the live cd to goto the folder and check to see if its there and it is so i dont no what its talking about.... now if i change the roo(hd0,0) it will start to boot but then when it getts to the loading of the file system i will get this
block device /dev/hdg3 is not a valid root device...
please specify a device or a "shell" for a shell....
im almost positive that the fs is there.
when making the fs i used this command
mkreiserfs /dev/hdg3
and then went on with the install as usuall. my fstab looks like this
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/dev/hdg1 /boot ext2 defaults,noatime 1 2
/dev/hdg3 / ext3 notail,noatime 0 0
/dev/hdg2 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,user 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0
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this is becoming a problem since i cant get into my windows boot up either and i have things on there that i need to use |
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Sith_Happens
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| Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | title=Gentoo Linux
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.10-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hdg3
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.10-gentoo-r6 |
root (hd0,2) should read root (hd0,0). Are you sure that your hard drive is /dev/hdg? That would make it the 7th ide drive. If grub reads it as (hd0) I would think it would be /dev/hda, making your root partition /dev/hda3. Could you post the output of fdisk -l on your system?
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sopleme
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| Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:10 am Post subject: |
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here you go... and yes im sure its hdg lol i no its a long way down the line to explain why its on a ide controller.
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Disk /dev/hda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 24320 195350368+ 7 HPFS/NTFS #this has windowsxp installed
Disk /dev/hdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 1 19456 156280288+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
Disk /dev/hdg: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77545 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdg1 * 1 63 31720+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdg2 64 1056 500472 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hdg3 1057 77545 38550456 83 Linux
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sopleme
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| Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 12:13 am Post subject: |
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root (hd0,2) should read root (hd0,0).
ii have tried it as that too t will start to boot but then when it gets to the loading of the file system i will get this
block device /dev/hdg3 is not a valid root device...
please specify a device or a "shell" for a shell.... |
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