[SOLVED]Installed gentoo fails to mount my root

Darkz_Soul · n00b Joined: 04 Nov 2009 Posts: 7

Alright here it is simply,
gentoo after install using genkernel (x86) to compile during boot says:
Activating mdev
Determining root device...
!!Cou;d not find the root block device in .
Please specify another value or: press Enter for the name, type shel for a shell, or a q to skip...
root block device() ::

when i have my fstab configured like this, i can type /dev/hdc3 and it will boot

/dev/hdc1 /boot ext2 defaults,noatime 1 2
/dev/hdc3 / ext3 noatime 0 1
/dev/hdc2 none swap sw 0 0
#/dev/hdd1 /hdd1 ntfs noauto
#/dev/hdb /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,user 0 0
#/dev/hda /mnt/dvd auto noauto,user 0 0
root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc real_root=/dev/hdc3
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shm /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nosuid,noexec

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My grub.conf file looks like;

default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

Title Gentoo Linux
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.30-gentoo-r8
initrdl /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.30-gentoo-r8

# vim:ft=conf:

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I've looked around and found similar problems but i cannot get anything to work... yes my kernel was compiled with Rfs(thingy) so i don't know... :evil:

DONAHUE · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:32 am Post subject:

Your grub.conf does not appear to be a product of

Darkz_Soul · n00b Joined: 04 Nov 2009 Posts: 7

Alright i've changed but i have to wait for something to finish on my machine... as i said it can boot so it currently installing xorg-server

Darkz_Soul · n00b Joined: 04 Nov 2009 Posts: 7

That fixed it.
If i may move on to another problem i have occurring
when i go to shut down the computer it says:

do_IRQ .037 No irq handler for vector (irq -1)
do_IRQ .037 No irq handler for vector (irq -1)
do_IRQ .037 No irq handler for vector (irq -1)
do_IRQ .037 No irq handler for vector (irq -1)
do_IRQ .037 No irq handler for vector (irq -1)
do_IRQ .037 No irq handler for vector (irq -1)
do_IRQ .037 No irq handler for vector (irq -1)
do_IRQ .037 No irq handler for vector (irq -1)
do_IRQ .037 No irq handler for vector (irq -1)
do_IRQ .037 No irq handler for vector (irq -1)

any advice... i hate having to constantly force shutdown the computer thanks :wink:

DONAHUE · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:08 pm Post subject:

suggest you edit title of your first post in this thread to include [Solved]
Then start a new thead in Kernel & Hardware titled something like:Repeating "do_IRQ .037 No irq handler for vector (irq -1)" messages prevent normal shutdown.
Googling this type problem is not hopeful, a few reports and bugs filed but no fixes.