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Cryptix
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 Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:23 am Post subject: Problem with fbsplash |
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i followed the gentoo wiki for installing fbsplash and everthing went fine except after i restarted the screen was brought up with all the nice theme and everything but stopped loading with a message that said.
| Code: | Block device /dev/hda3 is not a valid root device...
The root block device is unspecified or not detected.
Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell... |
/dev/hda3 is my root and has worked fine for booting my system before... PLEASE HELP!
btw i dont know how to turn my computer off from the "shell" thing because it wont accept reboot or shutdown..... |
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doubleagent
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:59 am Post subject: |
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Looks like it could just be a typo in your grub.conf. Post it.
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Slingshot
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 5:03 am Post subject: |
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| Have a close look at your lilo/grub .conf file for errors. If that fails try posting your kernel config files regarding the frame buffer and initrd (if you went with dynamic loading) details and lilo/grub .conf files so others can help you resovle your problem. |
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Cryptix
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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| i think i remember not replacing the /boot/initrd-2.6.11-gentoo-r9 with /boot/whateverthethemewas in the guide because it said it couldnt find it.... how do i get back to my lilo.conf from this place? i dont have access to nano or any programs i have emerged on my system just a little shell prompt |
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Raftysworld
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Use the Gentoo livecd, or a simliar livecd. Just mount the partition, edit the file and you're good to go. |
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Cryptix
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| thanks man |
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Cryptix
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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| btw do u know how do you turn the computer off from this minimal shell prompt?and do i have to redo the whole config process to change the theme of fbsplash? and how do i mount the hard drive from the gentoo live cd i just tried mount /dev/hda3 and it didnt work |
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Cryptix
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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here's my lilo.conf:
| Code: | boot=/dev/hda
prompt
timeout=10
default=gentoo
image=/boot/kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r9
label=gentoo
read-only
root=/dev/ram0
append="init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root /dev/hda3 udev video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,1024x768-32@85 splash=silent,theme:emergence"
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.11-gentoo-r9 |
now the guide i read here http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fbsplash said to put: initrd = /boot/fbsplash-newtheme-1280x1024 in to my lilo.conf but i tried that then ran "lilo -v" and it says i have an error and there is no fbsplash-emergence in /boot. |
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doubleagent
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Cryptix wrote: | here's my lilo.conf:
| Code: | boot=/dev/hda
prompt
timeout=10
default=gentoo
image=/boot/kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r9
label=gentoo
read-only
root=/dev/ram0
append="init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root /dev/hda3 udev video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr,1024x768-32@85 splash=silent,theme:emergence"
initrd=/boot/initrd-2.6.11-gentoo-r9 |
now the guide i read here http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fbsplash said to put: initrd = /boot/fbsplash-newtheme-1280x1024 in to my lilo.conf but i tried that then ran "lilo -v" and it says i have an error and there is no fbsplash-emergence in /boot. |
This is probably just me, but lilo has always given me problems. If you don't already have a working system you might consider switching to grub. Also, you should go back to gentoo-wiki.com and look for the howto on gensplash. It will show you how to place the newtheme files. Come to think of it I need to follow my own advice and do that myself.
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Cryptix
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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| i was at the gensplash wiki thats the link i gave u.... |
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Slingshot
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | now the guide i read here http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fbsplash said to put: initrd = /boot/fbsplash-newtheme-1280x1024 in to my lilo.conf but i tried that then ran "lilo -v" and it says i have an error and there is no fbsplash-emergence in /boot. |
did splash_geninitramfs work without error? check if you have the initramfs image in /boot.
this is the config I used in my lilo.conf for the emergence theme (though I dont use genkernel).
| Code: | | initrd = /boot/fbsplash-emergence-1024x768 # Lilo |
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doubleagent
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| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 2:42 am Post subject: |
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| Cryptix wrote: | | i was at the gensplash wiki thats the link i gave u.... |
I was actually referring to here but I misread the title. Whoops!
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