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From: Jarry <mr.jarry@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] 20008 install problem: "Could not find the root block device in ."
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:50:57 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4884BE71.1080606@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <48837219.8020200@j-schmitz.net>

Justin wrote:
> Jarry schrieb:
>> Justin wrote:
>>>> ____________________________________
>>>> >> Determining root device...
>>>> !! Could not find the root block device in .
>>>>    Please specify another value or: press Enter for the same,
>>>>    type "shell" for a shell, or "q" to skip...
>>>> root block device() :: _
>>>> ____________________________________
>>>>
>>> There was bug fix release for amd64. See gentoo.org the first news 
>>> for more info. Perhaps this is for you.
>>
>> I checked it, but I do not think that bug has something to do with
>> my problem. That bug (#230998) is a problem of live-cd, and I'm using
>> minimal install cd.
>>
>> Besides, there is no updated install-cd, only live-cd. But I'll try
>> to download 2008.0-r1 live-cd, and install with it.
>>
> Hey, you are right. YOu can use the livecd like a minimal CD by adding 
> noX to the boot cmdline.

Well, I tried, with about similar error:
__________________________________________________
<< Load keymap (Enter for default):

 >> Keeping default keymap
 >> Making tmpfs for /newroot
 >> Looking for the cdrom
 >> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sr0
 >> Attempting to mount media:- /dev/sda1
... (the same message for /dev/sda1 - /dev/sda12)...
... (and the same message for /dev/sdb1 = /dev/sdb12)...
!! Media not found
!! Could not find CD to boot, something else needed!
 >> Determining root device...
!! Could not find the root block device in .
    Please specify another value or: press Enter for the same,
    type "shell" for a shell, or "q" to skip...
root block device() :: _
__________________________________________________

It looks to me like loader can not find my *cdrom*!
It should be /dev/sdc or /dev/sdd, because /dev/sda and /dev/sdb
are my hard-drives. When I enter shell and look into /dev, there
is actually no /dev/sdc, and no /dev/sdd. Only /dev/sda1(-sda12)
and /dev/sdb1(-sdb12).

But that is strange, because kernel just booted from CD,
so it *must* see it! Can anyone help me please to fix this mess?
Is it really so that Gentoo 2008 can not boot from sata-cd-drive?

Jarry


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  reply	other threads:[~2008-07-21 16:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-07-20 14:50 [gentoo-user] 20008 install problem: "Could not find the root block device in ." Jarry
2008-07-20 15:54 ` Eric Martin
2008-07-20 16:19   ` Dale
2008-07-20 16:38     ` Jarry
2008-07-21  1:45     ` Eric Martin
2008-07-20 16:45 ` Justin
2008-07-20 17:06   ` Jarry
2008-07-20 17:12     ` Justin
2008-07-21 16:50       ` Jarry [this message]
2008-07-21 17:58         ` [gentoo-user] " Nikos Chantziaras
2008-07-21 19:57           ` Jarry
2008-07-23  6:33             ` Richard Marzan

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