[SOLVED] Grub Help [SOLVED]

BIGEE1212 · n00b Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 26

Hey all, I'm having a lot of trouble with my grub file.... here it is

default 0
timeout 15
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title=Gentoo Linux
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r8 root=/dev/sda3

Any ideas?
My partition layout is
Linux Boot sda1
Swap sda2
Root sda3

I just copied it direct from the handbook assuming it would work... but i can't see whats wrong with it.

dambacher · Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 10:20 pm Post subject:

The file looks ok, but

You did not say, what's the problem :wink:

Did you install grub the way the handbook said?
Does grub load and present a boot prompt, maybe an error message?

BIGEE1212 · n00b Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 26

whoops... yes there is an error message when i boot

root (hd0,0)

Error 23: Error while parsing number

Press any key to continue...

When i press "any key" it takes me back to the splash screen....
oo yeah, its also an scsi drive if that means anything.

dambacher · Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 10:33 pm Post subject:

BIGEE1212 · n00b Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 26

sorry that was a typo... it is not rooth, it is in fact root..

dambacher · Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 10:47 pm Post subject:

I did some typos, too.
But speaking of typos.
Maybe you check if your root () entry has really Zeros "0" or maybe Ooohs ?

BIGEE1212 · n00b Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 26

nope they are zeros.... what exactly does this error message mean? that my grub file has a typo somewhere?

cyrillic · Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 10:59 pm Post subject:

BIGEE1212 · n00b Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 26

nope i in fact did use hd...

dambacher · Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 11:01 pm Post subject:

yes, something is wrong with this config. But I can't see neither.

Try to comment out the splash screen to sort this out

Try to submit the commands "root..." and "kernel..." by hand.

BIGEE1212 · n00b Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 26

LOL, i just re wrote my grub file and made sure i didn't make any typos... now im getting a different error upon booting

root (hd0,0)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r8 root=/dev/sda3

Error 15: File not found

Press any key to continue.

dambacher · Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 11:08 pm Post subject:

ok, one step ahead - it searches for the kernel on the harddisk and finds a file system.
check the kernel file name. it may be wrong. or you copied your kernel to the wrong location.

BIGEE1212 · n00b Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 26

ok i just realized i completely forgot to do

cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot

so now im doing that we'll see how it goes

BIGEE1212 · n00b Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 26

All right, i did the step i just mentioned, and im still getting the same exact error message...

how do i check the name of the kernel? becuase it may be completely wrong and im not aware of it.

dambacher · Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 11:15 pm Post subject:

Then Happy booting! I go to sleep now.

dambacher · Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 11:16 pm Post subject:

Oh, wait.

You just copied it and did not rename it?
then it is called bzImage .-)

maybe you should get some sleep, too :wink:

BIGEE1212 · n00b Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 26

HAHAH Thanks, yeah i need some sleep bad... had a 12 hour work day.

microtechno · Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 3:12 am Post subject:

Hi
I am having the same problem
I installed gentoo and the first error message I have forgotten.
So i tried to redo my kernel using make menuconfig this did something because not i get the same error message as BIGEE1212

microtechno · Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 12:06 am Post subject:

Hi
I managed to find the problem
My IDE wasnt installed in the kernel
It now all works.