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( [91.90.179.80]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id n10sm2539811mue.0.2008.09.06.09.14.42 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:14:42 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <48C2AC9C.8080901@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:15:24 +0200 From: ert256 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (X11/20080726) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] can't boot, "block device is not a valid root device" References: <48C2AA0E.8060900@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <48C2AA0E.8060900@gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig260F8B7E937957D416192FA9" X-Archives-Salt: 55eb2d2e-68ca-4325-9c0d-7dfa3edfc66e X-Archives-Hash: cb6782feadf3147329b9ea082c5ba43e This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig260F8B7E937957D416192FA9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [ 06.09.2008 18:04 ], Tamer Higazi : > Hi people, > I have installed the latest gentoo linux distribution and I don't know > what I am missing in my installation, specially the last gentoo > installation worked for me fine. >=20 > At booting I recive the error message: >=20 > "Block device /dev/sda5 is not a valid root device." >=20 > Hard disk is a SATA one, with a Core2Duo machine. I had similar problem when i haven't compiled in the kernel drivers for my HD controller (Sata controller). Are You sure, Your kernel is configure correctly ? >=20 >=20 > What am I doing wrong? >=20 > for any help solving my problem, I would thank you kindly. >=20 >=20 > Tamer >=20 >=20 > content of my fstab: > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > # > # noatime turns off atimes for increased performance (atimes normally > aren't > # needed; notail increases performance of ReiserFS (at the expense of > storage > # efficiency). It's safe to drop the noatime options if you want and t= o > # switch between notail / tail freely. > # > # The root filesystem should have a pass number of either 0 or 1. > # All other filesystems should have a pass number of 0 or greater than = 1. > # > # See the manpage fstab(5) for more information. > # >=20 > # > >=20 > # NOTE: If your BOOT partition is ReiserFS, add the notail option to op= ts. > /dev/sda1 /boot ext2 noauto,noatime = 1 2 > /dev/sda5 / ext3 noatime = 0 1 > /dev/sda6 /opt ext3 noatime = 0 1 > /dev/sda7 /usr/local ext3 noatime = 0 1 > /dev/sda8 /home ext3 noatime = 0 1 > /dev/sda9 none swap sw = 0 0 > /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom audo noauto,ro = 0 0 > #/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto noauto = 0 0 >=20 > # glibc 2.2 and above expects tmpfs to be mounted at /dev/shm for > # POSIX shared memory (shm_open, shm_unlink). > # (tmpfs is a dynamically expandable/shrinkable ramdisk, and will > # use almost no memory if not populated with files) > shm /dev/shm tmpfs > nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0 >=20 > and grub.conf: >=20 > grub.conf: >=20 > # This is a sample grub.conf for use with Genkernel, per the Gentoo > handbook > # > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=3D1&chap=3D= 10#doc_chap2 >=20 > # If you are not using Genkernel and you need help creating this file, = you > # should consult the handbook. Alternatively, consult the > grub.conf.sample that > # is included with the Grub documentation. >=20 > default 0 > timeout 30 >=20 > title Gentoo Linux 2.6.25-r7 > root (hd0,0) > kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.25-gentoo-r7 root=3D/dev/ram0 > init=3D/linuxrc ramdisk=3D8192 real_root=3D/dev/sda5 > initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-2.6.25-gentoo-r7 >=20 >=20 --=20 Rafa=C5=82 (ert16) Tr=C3=B3jniak m@il : ert256@gmail.com Jid : ert256@gmail.com ert16@chrome.pl GPG key-ID : DD681D47 749F E1DC A58F 9084 BBC0 797A 0691 53D6 DD68 1D47 --------------enig260F8B7E937957D416192FA9 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkjCrKIACgkQBpFT1t1oHUdv/gCfc2CLlMLWsOyi0qQLbeBX99Wz seAAoLZ9x5iDG/1N92XjsMJYwGLo+jVH =T4EP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig260F8B7E937957D416192FA9--