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@ 2007-07-23 21:04 James
  2007-07-23 21:17 ` Joshua Doll
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  0 siblings, 4 replies; 14+ messages in thread
From: James @ 2007-07-23 21:04 UTC (permalink / raw
  To: gentoo-user

Hello,

I have several new portables to install.
On an HP9000z I reformatted the hard drive
and used liveCD 2007.0. I performed the most basic
installation (no X, KDE ....)

The installation ran to completion. The installation
process declared itself successful.

Upon reboot I get this error message:

Block Device /dev/sda4 is not a valid root device...
The root block device is unspecified or not detected.
Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell...

The partitioning is quite simple

sda1   ntfs     vista(soon)
sda2   reiserfs /boot
sda3   swap
ada4   reiserfs /

Trying sda2 does not work either.

Is the best method to rescue this install to use the 
minimal cd and fdisk and mark the sda2 partition as
a boot.

I'm about ready to use the Handbook and perform the install
the old way...

Any suggestions?


James

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2007-07-23 21:56     ` [gentoo-user] " Joshua Doll
2007-07-23 21:22 ` [gentoo-user] " Neil Bothwick
2007-07-23 21:44 ` maxim wexler
2007-07-23 22:44   ` Neil Bothwick
2007-07-24  3:14     ` [gentoo-user] " James
2007-07-24  8:13       ` Neil Bothwick
2007-07-24 14:57         ` James
2007-07-24 15:54           ` Neil Bothwick
2007-07-24 16:04             ` Joshua Doll
2007-07-23 22:22 ` [gentoo-user] " Mike Williams
2007-07-24  1:52   ` [gentoo-user] " James
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