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sorrison
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 Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 5:06 am Post subject: Block device /dev/hdd3 is not a valid root device... |
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I've installed linux on an AMD64 and installation went well but when i reboot i get this
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[b]Block device /dev/hdd3 is not a valid root device...[/b]
The root block device is unspecified or not detected.
Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell...
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My grub is
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root (hd0,0)
kernel /kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r11 root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/sda3 udev
initrd /initrd-2.6.11-gentoo-r11
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I installed it the way the installation manual for amd64 said (used genkernel)
Can anyone help me??? |
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Adrien
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| Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 8:19 am Post subject: |
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It looks like you've been installing grub to the wrong drive! Grub happens to mess up with sd* drives.
The best thing to do is to install it with the script (see in the gentoo handbook, it looks like grub-instal-- ....) and aftrwards, grub will show you a small table displayin' your different drives.
It looks like that:
kernel name | grub name
for example:
hda | hd0
You should reinstall it and show us this little table and your /etc/fstab as well.  |
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cwall64
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It could also be not building the correct modules into the kernel. I have had this issue with SCSI drives, you need to build the kernel with the correct device drivers for the hard drive build in, not as modules.
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sorrison
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 1:48 am Post subject: |
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sorry its not a scsi it was meant to say /dev/hdd3
anyway i fixed it all i needed to to was change grub.conf from
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cheers anyway for your help |
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