From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FCDC138ACE for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:14:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DBA14E0AC0; Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:14:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-lb0-f169.google.com (mail-lb0-f169.google.com [209.85.217.169]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 95398E0AAB for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:14:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: by lbvn10 with SMTP id n10so17904190lbv.6 for ; Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:14:23 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=BlWzM+U4/5tDqlIUmG+KLVFs7/ZzmA7p+RYbmNP0buw=; b=e5sYi0VPCk6q9BuQHDvKRBdESQmfS+ZItw3YR3BfwTcijCiWloPBe7FZkqBcouuTdU x4Zr+zO0RTNgR1YIAoeVjsSkKo3kNSt8bHYk7qd227Wzwu4xlHgIah5/ht+vZgioi6A7 3v3XKEVYW53n18gyP4+n9jDvSPOmBQdO7tFoY5XjDloDVMpwm9GA8zAzZ2e30rYL/khR LN5oxFSlOT8FLkWwr9ildlvBBSEBQF7xBO0dEUJJZhJjP68h8iWCYTmmzLMW0eW41Wmm bLgorkBwohBjEOtDkrP1ApzEBrgYdfY+vEOeXN562euPbU4ww8Wn0ABZvaq/thtb0J4Z C2rA== X-Received: by 10.112.181.41 with SMTP id dt9mr13378573lbc.56.1425050063262; Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:14:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from digger ([178.70.87.18]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id si4sm888562lac.32.2015.02.27.07.14.20 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:14:21 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:14:18 -0500 From: German To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] EFI install ( continum) [ system hangs at boot ] Message-Id: <20150227101418.7858f7404b7ef258c0de98fc@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20150227141504.29a8398b@digimed.co.uk> References: <20150227065332.dba99abfca4497c933f57beb@gmail.com> <20150227121224.6ed863c6@digimed.co.uk> <20150227074920.e72768b12943ab9b8c1a8d44@gmail.com> <20150227141504.29a8398b@digimed.co.uk> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.4.2 (GTK+ 2.24.25; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 303deff4-f780-4943-99ab-8f59bb13d580 X-Archives-Hash: f01c654e3177949ab8a61b68734633b6 On Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:15:04 +0000 Neil Bothwick 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 > > > -- > Neil Bothwick > > Top Oxymorons Number 24: New classic -- German