Nebwie installation failure :'(

vhkristof · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 5:45 am Post subject: Nebwie installation failure :'(

Hey,

Just installed Gentoo. Took a while, but hey... who cares

Now, after installation completed and I rebooted, I get:
"Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:0d".

*sigh*

Maybe this helps, here are the partitions of my HD: (Using grub)
hd0,0 => WinXP
hd0,10 => /boot
hd0,11 => <swap>
hd0,12 => /
hd0,13 => /home
hd0,14 => /tmp
hd0,15 => /usr
hd0,16 => /var

This is my grub.conf:
default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title=Gentoo Linux
root (hd0,10)
kernel (hd0,10)/boot/bzImage root=/dev/hda13

title=Windows XP
root (hd0,0)
chainloader (hd0,0)+1

Any idea?
I dunno what to do know, or how to go into rescueing my system.
Could you plz explain me all the steps ? :oops:

Thx !

PowerFactor · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 6:39 am Post subject:

Your grub.conf looks good. The splashimage entry should be pointing to your boot partition but that wont cause the problem you're seeing. Did you compile the proper filesytem support for your root fs into your kernel?
To get back in and work on your system just boot from the cd and chroot like you did during th installation.

vhkristof · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 6:45 am Post subject:

Filesystems are compiled in the kernel:
ext2 and ReiserFs (I double checked it while installing).

Should I just
# make clean

and start all over compiling the kernel :cry:

Cossins · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 7:02 am Post subject:

ext3 should also be compiled-in.

- Simon

vhkristof · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 7:07 am Post subject:

Goddamn ...

Why, I mean my boot partition is ext2 ...

Thx for the reply !

Esben · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 7:12 am Post subject:

1. Make sure that you have compiled in support for the filesystem(s) you are using.
2. Post your /etc/fstab. While you are at it, take another look at it :-)

3. Your grub config looks strange to me, but if you get the "/boot" partition, I suppose the rest could be ok. I always go with three partions/HD myself, so I'm no wizard at grub and extended partitions.
_________________
regards, Esben
True trade is honest, but not merciful. Politics is dishonest, no matter how merciful... and war is neither honest nor merciful.... therefore, choose trade above politics, but politics above war.

ozt

vhkristof · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 7:42 am Post subject:

Here is my /etc/fstab

/dev/BOOT /boot ext2 noauto, noatime 1 1
/dev/ROOT / xfs noatime 0 0
/dev/SWAP none swap sw 0 0
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,ro 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0

tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0

Thx for the help, I appreciate it !

vhkristof · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 7:57 am Post subject:

Did what ozt said ...
still the same problem ...

ozt · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 8:03 am Post subject:

well your /etc/fstab is definately wrong!

You are supposed to change the BOOT,ROOT,SWAP to the correct device.
_________________
=

vhkristof · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 8:04 am Post subject:

same thing than for /home, /usr, /... ?

and i have to change it to /mnt/... ?

what do i do with the tmpfs and the proc ?

Braempje · l33t Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Posts: 748

vhkristof · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 8:15 am Post subject:

What do I have to type in these fields:
<type> <opts> <dump/pass> ?

do i need proc (and which dev is it anyway ...) and tmpfs ?

I'm using reiserfs ...

vhkristof · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 8:35 am Post subject:

owkey, found out what to use for reiserfs in the type field => reiserfs :oops:

What about the rest ?

Braempje · l33t Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Posts: 748

You shouldn't change anything else, that's all filled in for you. Proc etc. shouldn't be changed, their defaults work perfectly.
If you have a new partition like /usr, you should copy from the / entry, because you probably want a similar behaviour, and the filesystem will most likely be the same.
_________________
Dictionary of the Flemish Sign Language - Woordenboek Vlaamse Gebarentaal

vhkristof · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 10:45 am Post subject:

Did all the things you guys said...
It does not work ...
Recompiled the kernel ... still getting that error ...

Last resort: re-installing from stage1 :s

Braempje · l33t Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Posts: 748

Could you post your new fstab? You might still have the same errors after reinstallation, because it's not really an installation problem...
_________________
Dictionary of the Flemish Sign Language - Woordenboek Vlaamse Gebarentaal

vhkristof · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 11:48 am Post subject:

Damn, to late ..

I can repost it in about 12 hours or so.
Don't know how long installation from stage1 on a P3 600
will take.

Thx for the reply!

gmichels · Guru Joined: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 480 Location: Brazil