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titleist
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 Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:34 pm Post subject: First Boot Problems |
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Hello,
Trying to install Gentoo on Dell Insprion 8200, all has gone well since I got the networking problem figured out. Until now. After starting the computer, I select Gentoo to boot. I get this error message:
| Code: | Booting 'Gentoo Linux'
root (hd0,0)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
kernel /kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.17-gentoo-r7 root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3
Error 15: File not found
Press any key to continue...
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So, I've done some research in past threads, and I finally found Error 15 in the Grub Boot Problems thread. I tried all the suggestions given, and none of them work. I'm a little concerned about the last line | Code: | | real_root=/dev/hda3 |
. But I'm not sure of the significance, I'm a newbie trying to learn so I pray your patience. Any ideas? Thanks! |
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Dlareh
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| Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:11 pm Post subject: |
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Could you post the output of:
| Code: | fdisk -l
mount
ls -l /boot |
Where /boot is the path to your boot directory (which may or may not be on its own partition, so mount it first if it is). From outside the chroot it's probably at /mnt/gentoo/boot, so in that case "ls -l /mnt/gentoo/boot" instead.
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ziggysquatch
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| Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| check and make sure the kernel has been copied to the boot directory. I don't use genkernel so I don't know if it does that for you or not but it doesn't for a compile. |
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titleist
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| Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:39 am Post subject: |
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Ok
fdisk -l
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Disk /dev/hda: 30.0GB 30005821440 bytes
255 Heads, 63 sectors/track, 3648 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks ID System
/dev/hda1 1 13 104391 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 14 109 771120 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda3 110 3648 28427071 83 Linux
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mount
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tmpfs on / type tmpfs (rw)
/dev/hdb on /mnt/cdrom type iso9660 (ro)
/dev/loop0 on /mnt/livecd type squashfs (ro)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw)
udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,nosuid)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw)
cachedir on /mnt/livecd/lib/splash/cache type tmpfs (rw)
tmpfs on /mnt/livecd/lib/firmware type tmpfs (rw)
tmpfs on /mnt/livecd/usr/portage/ type tmpfs (rw)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw,devmode=0664,devgid=85)
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And for ls -l /boot
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lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Oct 24 19:38 /boot --> /mnt/livecd/boot
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I had to boot off the livecd to get a command prompt that would allow me to enter the commands, if that makes a difference. Thanks! |
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Dlareh
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| Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:41 am Post subject: |
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that ls -l /boot is the livecd's boot, which isn't relevant.
You need to mount your partitions. Based on the fdisk -l output above, you should do something like the following, just as when you first installed:
| Code: | mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot |
Then you can do what I asked, for outside the chroot:
| Code: | | ls -l /mnt/gentoo/boot |
(if you were to chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash, THEN ls -l /boot would be right)
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titleist
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| Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:50 am Post subject: |
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Wonderful, I've got bigger problems now.
Primary hard disk drive not found
Fixed optical drive not found
No bootable devices.
I'm starting to get a little tired of this...
Thanks for all your help, maybe I can get this figured out quickly. |
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titleist
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| Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:52 am Post subject: |
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| Any suggestions? |
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Dlareh
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| Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:56 am Post subject: |
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| titleist wrote: | rimary hard disk drive not found
Fixed optical drive not found
No bootable devices. |
That's a hardware problem. Open your case and check all the cables...
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Aurisor
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| Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Grub can edit your boot commands on the fly if you encounter this error. Next time you get a file not found, go to the main grub menu, select "Gentoo Linux...whatever" and hit 'e'. You then will see a list of all of the commands in your grub.conf. You can then select the offending line, and hit 'e' again to edit it. Then you can delete part of the kernel name and use tab-completion to finish it.
It's a bit hard to explain, but you should be able to figure it out.
As for the other error, that sounds more serious.....could be a loose cable. |
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titleist
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| Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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Eh, I've got a laptop, Dell Inspiron 8200.
I was too tired to gut it last night. It had a little vibration most of the night, I'm a little concerned that it was more than a connection.
Thanks! |
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