Re: [gentoo-user] EFI install ( continum) [ system hangs at boot ]

[German <gentgerman@gmail.com>]

On Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:15:04 +0000
Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk> wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:49:20 -0500, German wrote:
> 
> > > The kernel cannot find the block device containing your root
> > > filesystem. Either you have given the wrong root= option to the
> > > kernel  
> > 
> > Are you talking about this?
> > 
> > "UEFI does not pass kernel parameters to the kernel during normal boot,
> > so you need to hardcode them via CONFIG_CMDLINE. Example for the root
> > partition on /dev/sda2: KERNEL Enable built-in kernel parameters
> > 
> > Processor type and features  --->
> >     [*] Built-in kernel command line
> >     (root=/dev/sda2)"
> 
> Yes, if you are not using a boot manager.

Hmm.. I was using some sort of boot manager, efibootmgr, however there was no word in install docs how to configure it to point to root device.. So, are you advising on gummiboot? Are people happy with it? I found gentoo wiki how to configure it, so I must give it a try. Thanks for your input, I guess the problem is solved now. On to the next install with gummi


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