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cre8nkos
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 Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:39 pm Post subject: After installation: Gentoo will not boot |
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After installation and I boot my system I get the following error:
Error 23: Error while parsing number
My hard drive set up is set up like:
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/dev/sda1 - Windows XP
/dev/sda2 - /boot (Set to bootable currently)
/dev/sda3 - linux swap
/dev/sda4 - linux /root
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My grub file looks like this:
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default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(sd2,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.12-gentoo-r6
root (sd1,2)
kernel /boot/2.6.12-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/sda4
title=Windows XP
rootnoverify (sd1,5)
makeactive
chainloader +5
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vinky
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| Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.12-gentoo-r6
root (sd1,2)
kernel /boot/2.6.12-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/sda4 |
root (sd1,2) should be: root (sd0,1)
hd and sd numbers starts on 0 but sda and hda starts on 1
sda1 means the same as sd0,0 |
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dgaffuri
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| Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:47 pm Post subject: Re: After installation: Gentoo will not boot |
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I think it should be
| Code: | default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.12-gentoo-r6
root (hd0,1)
kernel /2.6.12-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/sda4
title=Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1 |
unless you have other disks besides /dev/sda.
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dgaffuri
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| Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 12:12 am Post subject: |
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| vinky wrote: | | Quote: | title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.12-gentoo-r6
root (sd1,2)
kernel /boot/2.6.12-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/sda4 |
root (sd1,2) should be: root (sd0,1)
hd and sd numbers starts on 0 but sda and hda starts on 1
sda1 means the same as sd0,0 |
GRUB doesn't distinguish IDE from SCSI, so you have to use (hdx,y) and not (sdx,y).
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vinky
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| Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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Ye, you are right
But yesteerday(after posting) when I looked in the installation handbook it doesnt stand anything about how it is with sata-harddrives if it should be hdx,y or sdx,y
Maybe I should email the one who maintains it and get them to add that |
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