solved:just installed, error when booting into gentoo

[amkeener]

I just installed gentoo, hopefully got everything right besides this, im a noob and this is my first try at linux.
Anyway, my computer comes to a blue screen with some graphcs that says GNU Grub, version 0.96 and wants me to pick the OS i want to boot, only ones available(Gentoo Linux 2.6.14-r5).

After i hit enter it goes to a black screen that says:
Booting 'gentoo linux 2.6.14-r5',
root (hd0,0)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.14-gentoo-r5 root=/dev/sda3

Error 15: File not found

Press any key to continue....

So my question is: How can i find the correct filename for the kernel(since i obviously didnt input it correctly) so that i can fix this and bootup without having to go back and start all over repartitioning and so forth.

This is probably a dumb question, but i have no knowledge of linux.

Thank you for your help,

[pjedryczek]

Boot from LiveCD, mount the filesystem and look into /boot. Then correct your menu.lst
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Piotr Jędryczek
RLU #271063

[amkeener]

Thanks, but how? i can figure it out i think but instead of me searching for the commands and the sections in the handbook can you tell me the commands i need.... to get into the file system, look into /boot, and then load my menu.lst so i can correct it, sorry once again im a noob

[pjedryczek]

[vasudevank]

you can see what you named it with tab so type kernel /boot/kernel/2.6 then tab, and grub will tell you what it can boot, once you know what you named wrong, you can boot into live cd you can do nano -w /boot/grub/grub.conf to get the grub config file. Then you edit it to what kernel you are using
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1.Computers are like air conditioners, open windows and the break
2.How do you fix all Windows bugs at once?
1. mke2fs /dev/sda1
2. deltree /y \
3.Bugs come in through open Windows

[amkeener]

Ok, im at the Livecd root# console when i type mkdir /mnt/gentoo it tells me it cant create the directory '/mnt/gentoo' File exists.

[vasudevank]

it is a lot easier if you do tab in grub, i have had this problem, or you can recompile kernel and copy over the right name (your choice)
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1.Computers are like air conditioners, open windows and the break
2.How do you fix all Windows bugs at once?
1. mke2fs /dev/sda1
2. deltree /y \
3.Bugs come in through open Windows

[pjedryczek]

[amkeener]

to vasu: the command kernel /boot/kernel/2.6 doesnt work from livecd root#

[amkeener]

to pj: i tried the other commands in live cd root and they didnt work so i went to livecd gentoo and they worked but it brought up a blank menu.lst and the 3rd command to find the name of it didnt bring anything up

[pjedryczek]

[amkeener]

i may be doing this wrong but that command does nothing either

[pjedryczek]

[amkeener]

I've mounted the drive yes, i installed gentoo on the sda3, i installed the system with all the default settings that are in the handbook the same with grub
grub works, i get to that screen but as far as using the last command goes in livecd it just doesnt come up with anything after i type it

[pjedryczek]

Gaaah!!! My mistake - not menu.lst, but grub.conf! Edit /mnt/gentoo/boot/grub/grub.conf
Sorry.
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Piotr Jędryczek
RLU #271063

[vasudevank]

i told you to do it in grub, it is a lot easier to see if you typed something wrong
_________________
1.Computers are like air conditioners, open windows and the break
2.How do you fix all Windows bugs at once?
1. mke2fs /dev/sda1
2. deltree /y \
3.Bugs come in through open Windows