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Fohshizzles
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 Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:13 pm Post subject: Error when booting. Block device. |
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Hello I am very new to linux just got down with my first book and I am trying to install Gentoo I heard good things from my friends about Gentoo and I wanted to check it out myself. But when I try to boot it says
| Code: | >> Activating mdev
>> Determining root device...
!! Block device /dev/sda3 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...
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Now like I said I am very VERY new to Linux so can you please show me step-by-step how to fix this problem  |
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mdeininger
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seems like you either forgot some drivers (then again, you seem to have used genkernel...) or specified the wrong root= device in your bootloader. wynn is creating a checklist for this type of problem in this thread: https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-491661.html
basically, you need to specify the proper root= device, for example at that very prompt. could be /dev/sdb3 or /dev/hda3 or something else entirely, depending on your setup...
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