Re: [gentoo-user] can't stop the panic on eeepc

[Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga@gmail.com>]

On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 20:23, maxim wexler <blissfix@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Hi group,
>
> My 900A with a fresh gentoo install boots into a panic. Says it doesn't like my root=/dev/sda2 option. But that *is* the root partition.
>
> fstab:
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> /dev/sda1   /boot     ext2    noauto,noatime     1 2
> /dev/sda2   /         ext3    noatime            0 1
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> almost exactly like the model in the quick-install guide which uses a swap partition for /dev/sda2 and calls /dev/sda3 /.
>
> grub.conf:
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> default 0
> timeout 10
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> title Gentoo
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /boot/kernel root=/dev/sda2 # 'kernel /kernel' also works
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> The disk SSHD is divided into two partitions, the first I mount at /boot is formatted ext2, the seconded I mount at / is formatted ext3. Drivers for both fs are include *in* the kernel.
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> One thing I noticed when I setup grub is that the USB stick which holds the liveOS xubuntu is called /dev/sda and the SSHD /dev/sdb. Which I took into account:
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> grub> root (hd1,0)  #which gives the appropriate response
> grub> setup (hd1)   #ditto
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> But of course when I boot w/o the USB stick I go back to calling the drive (hd0). I assume that's correct because poking around on the command line when I get to the splash screen proves it. If I enter the command kernel / and hit tab it displays

You gotta use a "delay" (or "wait", can't remember exactly) parameter
for the kernel to wait while the disc is recognized, dunno exactly,
but 2 to 5 seconds should be enough. I have an EEE 701 and had the
same problem.

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Daniel da Veiga