GRUB booting error: fsck.ext3 no such file or directory...

[kjohns]

Hi,

I'm trying to use gentoo version 2007.0 on my computer. I have followed all the directions for installing in the handbook, and have completed the whole thing.
When booting up for the first time, I get an error that says:

Checking root filesystem...
fsck.ext3: No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/ROOT /dev/ROOT:
The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2 filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock

I set my partitions to be:
hda1 as the boot partition, ext2
hda2 swap
hda3 root, ext3
just like the handbook suggested

Could someone help me get my machine to boot properly? It would be a great help.

If everyone can't tell, I am not very experienced with linux, though I have been learning from this experience.

Thanks,
Kyle

[cyrillic]

You just need to edit your /etc/fstab to replace the placeholders