* [gentoo-user] Grub problem. Gentoo doesn't boot. VFS Cannot start...
@ 2006-11-14 18:05 Isern Palaus Montasell
2006-11-14 20:13 ` Mark Breddemann
2006-11-14 20:24 ` [gentoo-user] Grub problem. Gentoo doesn't boot. VFS Cannot start Jon M
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From: Isern Palaus Montasell @ 2006-11-14 18:05 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Hello all,
This is the first time I install Gentoo Linux. This is my grub.conf file:
> default 0
> timeout 10
> splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>
> title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.18-r2
> root (hd0,2)
> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.18-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4
>
> title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.18 (Rescate)
> root (hd0,2)
> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.18-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4 init=/bin/bb
> boot
>
> #Windows XP Profesional
> title=Windows XP Profesional
> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
> chainloader +1
Windows XP boots well but Gentoo Linux no. Start booting but prints this:
> [...]
> VFS: Cannot opent root device "hda4" or unknow-block(0,0)
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option.
> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs or
> unknow-block(0,0)
> <6> Time: tsc clocksource has been installed.
I don't know where is the problem, here is my /etc/fstab file configuration:
> # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> #
> # noatime turns off atimes for increased performance (atimes normally
> aren't
> # needed; notail increases performance of ReiserFS (at the expense of
> storage
> # efficiency). It's safe to drop the noatime options if you want and to
> # switch between notail / tail freely.
> #
> # The root filesystem should have a pass number of either 0 or 1.
> # All other filesystems should have a pass number of 0 or greater than 1.
> #
> # See the manpage fstab(5) for more information.
> #
>
> # <fs> <mountpoint> <type>
> <opts> <dump/pass>
>
> # NOTE: If your BOOT partition is ReiserFS, add the notail option to opts.
> /dev/hda3 /boot ext2
> noauto,noatime 1 2
> /dev/hda4 / ext3
> noatime 0 1
> /dev/hda7 none swap
> sw 0 0
> /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660
> noauto,ro 0 0
> #/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto
> noauto 0 0
>
> # NOTE: The next line is critical for boot!
> proc /proc proc
> defaults 0 0
>
> # glibc 2.2 and above expects tmpfs to be mounted at /dev/shm for
> # POSIX shared memory (shm_open, shm_unlink).
> # (tmpfs is a dynamically expandable/shrinkable ramdisk, and will
> # use almost no memory if not populated with files)
> shm /dev/shm tmpfs
> nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0
/dev/hda1 is a Windows Partition
/dev/hda3 is a Linux Partition for boot
/dev/hda4 is a Linux Partition for root
/dev/hda4 is a Linux Partition for swap.
Thanks in advance and sorry for my school English.
See you,
-- Isern Palaus
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Grub problem. Gentoo doesn't boot. VFS Cannotstart...
2006-11-14 20:13 ` Mark Breddemann
@ 2006-11-14 18:42 ` millerhe1
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From: millerhe1 @ 2006-11-14 18:42 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Sorry for top post but if /dev/hda4. If root can't be swap also check cfdisk and if roots not /dev/hda5.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Breddemann <bredde_list@gmx.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:13:37
To:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Grub problem. Gentoo doesn't boot. VFS Cannot
start...
Hi,
i don't think that grub is your problem but the kernel config. Ensure
that your (S)ATA-Controller is supported by your kernel
Mark Breddemann
Isern Palaus Montasell wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> This is the first time I install Gentoo Linux. This is my grub.conf file:
>
>> default 0
>> timeout 10
>> splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>>
>> title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.18-r2
>> root (hd0,2)
>> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.18-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4
>>
>> title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.18 (Rescate)
>> root (hd0,2)
>> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.18-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4 init=/bin/bb
>> boot
>>
>> #Windows XP Profesional
>> title=Windows XP Profesional
>> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
>> chainloader +1
>
>
> Windows XP boots well but Gentoo Linux no. Start booting but prints this:
>
>> [...]
>> VFS: Cannot opent root device "hda4" or unknow-block(0,0)
>> Please append a correct "root=" boot option.
>> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs or
>> unknow-block(0,0)
>> <6> Time: tsc clocksource has been installed.
>
> I don't know where is the problem, here is my /etc/fstab file
> configuration:
>
>> # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
>> #
>> # noatime turns off atimes for increased performance (atimes normally
>> aren't
>> # needed; notail increases performance of ReiserFS (at the expense of
>> storage
>> # efficiency). It's safe to drop the noatime options if you want and to
>> # switch between notail / tail freely.
>> #
>> # The root filesystem should have a pass number of either 0 or 1.
>> # All other filesystems should have a pass number of 0 or greater
>> than 1.
>> #
>> # See the manpage fstab(5) for more information.
>> #
>>
>> # <fs> <mountpoint> <type>
>> <opts> <dump/pass>
>>
>> # NOTE: If your BOOT partition is ReiserFS, add the notail option to
>> opts.
>> /dev/hda3 /boot ext2
>> noauto,noatime 1 2
>> /dev/hda4 / ext3
>> noatime 0 1
>> /dev/hda7 none swap
>> sw 0 0
>> /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660
>> noauto,ro 0 0
>> #/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto
>> noauto 0 0
>>
>> # NOTE: The next line is critical for boot!
>> proc /proc proc
>> defaults 0 0
>>
>> # glibc 2.2 and above expects tmpfs to be mounted at /dev/shm for
>> # POSIX shared memory (shm_open, shm_unlink).
>> # (tmpfs is a dynamically expandable/shrinkable ramdisk, and will
>> # use almost no memory if not populated with files)
>> shm /dev/shm tmpfs
>> nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0
>
> /dev/hda1 is a Windows Partition
> /dev/hda3 is a Linux Partition for boot
> /dev/hda4 is a Linux Partition for root
> /dev/hda4 is a Linux Partition for swap.
>
> Thanks in advance and sorry for my school English.
>
> See you,
> -- Isern Palaus
>
>
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Grub problem. Gentoo doesn't boot. VFS Cannot start...
2006-11-14 18:05 [gentoo-user] Grub problem. Gentoo doesn't boot. VFS Cannot start Isern Palaus Montasell
@ 2006-11-14 20:13 ` Mark Breddemann
2006-11-14 18:42 ` [gentoo-user] Grub problem. Gentoo doesn't boot. VFS Cannotstart millerhe1
2006-11-14 20:24 ` [gentoo-user] Grub problem. Gentoo doesn't boot. VFS Cannot start Jon M
1 sibling, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Mark Breddemann @ 2006-11-14 20:13 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Hi,
i don't think that grub is your problem but the kernel config. Ensure
that your (S)ATA-Controller is supported by your kernel
Mark Breddemann
Isern Palaus Montasell wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> This is the first time I install Gentoo Linux. This is my grub.conf file:
>
>> default 0
>> timeout 10
>> splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>>
>> title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.18-r2
>> root (hd0,2)
>> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.18-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4
>>
>> title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.18 (Rescate)
>> root (hd0,2)
>> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.18-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4 init=/bin/bb
>> boot
>>
>> #Windows XP Profesional
>> title=Windows XP Profesional
>> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
>> chainloader +1
>
>
> Windows XP boots well but Gentoo Linux no. Start booting but prints this:
>
>> [...]
>> VFS: Cannot opent root device "hda4" or unknow-block(0,0)
>> Please append a correct "root=" boot option.
>> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs or
>> unknow-block(0,0)
>> <6> Time: tsc clocksource has been installed.
>
> I don't know where is the problem, here is my /etc/fstab file
> configuration:
>
>> # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
>> #
>> # noatime turns off atimes for increased performance (atimes normally
>> aren't
>> # needed; notail increases performance of ReiserFS (at the expense of
>> storage
>> # efficiency). It's safe to drop the noatime options if you want and to
>> # switch between notail / tail freely.
>> #
>> # The root filesystem should have a pass number of either 0 or 1.
>> # All other filesystems should have a pass number of 0 or greater
>> than 1.
>> #
>> # See the manpage fstab(5) for more information.
>> #
>>
>> # <fs> <mountpoint> <type>
>> <opts> <dump/pass>
>>
>> # NOTE: If your BOOT partition is ReiserFS, add the notail option to
>> opts.
>> /dev/hda3 /boot ext2
>> noauto,noatime 1 2
>> /dev/hda4 / ext3
>> noatime 0 1
>> /dev/hda7 none swap
>> sw 0 0
>> /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660
>> noauto,ro 0 0
>> #/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto
>> noauto 0 0
>>
>> # NOTE: The next line is critical for boot!
>> proc /proc proc
>> defaults 0 0
>>
>> # glibc 2.2 and above expects tmpfs to be mounted at /dev/shm for
>> # POSIX shared memory (shm_open, shm_unlink).
>> # (tmpfs is a dynamically expandable/shrinkable ramdisk, and will
>> # use almost no memory if not populated with files)
>> shm /dev/shm tmpfs
>> nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0
>
> /dev/hda1 is a Windows Partition
> /dev/hda3 is a Linux Partition for boot
> /dev/hda4 is a Linux Partition for root
> /dev/hda4 is a Linux Partition for swap.
>
> Thanks in advance and sorry for my school English.
>
> See you,
> -- Isern Palaus
>
>
--
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Grub problem. Gentoo doesn't boot. VFS Cannot start...
2006-11-14 18:05 [gentoo-user] Grub problem. Gentoo doesn't boot. VFS Cannot start Isern Palaus Montasell
2006-11-14 20:13 ` Mark Breddemann
@ 2006-11-14 20:24 ` Jon M
2006-11-15 2:09 ` Greg Morin
1 sibling, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Jon M @ 2006-11-14 20:24 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Hi Isern,
I actually have the exact same problem, and someone was kind enough to
help me so I'll pass on the same info. Basically my problem was that I
hadn't enabled the proper IDE Chipset (or SCSI if you use S-ATA) in the
kernel. When I booted off my Gentoo install cd, I can 'lspci -v' which
showed me what type of chipset I was looking for to enable in the
kernel. Give that a try and it should solve your problem.
Isern Palaus Montasell wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> This is the first time I install Gentoo Linux. This is my grub.conf file:
>
>> default 0
>> timeout 10
>> splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>>
>> title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.18-r2
>> root (hd0,2)
>> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.18-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4
>>
>> title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.18 (Rescate)
>> root (hd0,2)
>> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.18-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4 init=/bin/bb
>> boot
>>
>> #Windows XP Profesional
>> title=Windows XP Profesional
>> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
>> chainloader +1
>
>
> Windows XP boots well but Gentoo Linux no. Start booting but prints this:
>
>> [...]
>> VFS: Cannot opent root device "hda4" or unknow-block(0,0)
>> Please append a correct "root=" boot option.
>> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs or
>> unknow-block(0,0)
>> <6> Time: tsc clocksource has been installed.
>
> I don't know where is the problem, here is my /etc/fstab file
> configuration:
>
>> # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
>> #
>> # noatime turns off atimes for increased performance (atimes normally
>> aren't
>> # needed; notail increases performance of ReiserFS (at the expense of
>> storage
>> # efficiency). It's safe to drop the noatime options if you want and to
>> # switch between notail / tail freely.
>> #
>> # The root filesystem should have a pass number of either 0 or 1.
>> # All other filesystems should have a pass number of 0 or greater than 1.
>> #
>> # See the manpage fstab(5) for more information.
>> #
>>
>> # <fs> <mountpoint> <type>
>> <opts> <dump/pass>
>>
>> # NOTE: If your BOOT partition is ReiserFS, add the notail option to
>> opts.
>> /dev/hda3 /boot ext2
>> noauto,noatime 1 2
>> /dev/hda4 / ext3
>> noatime 0 1
>> /dev/hda7 none swap
>> sw 0 0
>> /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660
>> noauto,ro 0 0
>> #/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto
>> noauto 0 0
>>
>> # NOTE: The next line is critical for boot!
>> proc /proc proc
>> defaults 0 0
>>
>> # glibc 2.2 and above expects tmpfs to be mounted at /dev/shm for
>> # POSIX shared memory (shm_open, shm_unlink).
>> # (tmpfs is a dynamically expandable/shrinkable ramdisk, and will
>> # use almost no memory if not populated with files)
>> shm /dev/shm tmpfs
>> nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0
>
> /dev/hda1 is a Windows Partition
> /dev/hda3 is a Linux Partition for boot
> /dev/hda4 is a Linux Partition for root
> /dev/hda4 is a Linux Partition for swap.
>
> Thanks in advance and sorry for my school English.
>
> See you,
> -- Isern Palaus
>
>
--
gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
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* Re: [gentoo-user] Grub problem. Gentoo doesn't boot. VFS Cannot start...
2006-11-14 20:24 ` [gentoo-user] Grub problem. Gentoo doesn't boot. VFS Cannot start Jon M
@ 2006-11-15 2:09 ` Greg Morin
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Greg Morin @ 2006-11-15 2:09 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
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I second this one. Exact same problem initially. Someone here helped -
ensure the necessary drivers are compiled into the kernel (not modules). It
took me several trials to get the right driver. Once I got the right one,
life got better.
Gpm
On 11/14/06, Jon M <gentoo@net-xero.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Isern,
>
> I actually have the exact same problem, and someone was kind enough to
> help me so I'll pass on the same info. Basically my problem was that I
> hadn't enabled the proper IDE Chipset (or SCSI if you use S-ATA) in the
> kernel. When I booted off my Gentoo install cd, I can 'lspci -v' which
> showed me what type of chipset I was looking for to enable in the
> kernel. Give that a try and it should solve your problem.
>
> Isern Palaus Montasell wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > This is the first time I install Gentoo Linux. This is my grub.conffile:
> >
> >> default 0
> >> timeout 10
> >> splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> >>
> >> title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.18-r2
> >> root (hd0,2)
> >> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.18-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4
> >>
> >> title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.18 (Rescate)
> >> root (hd0,2)
> >> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.18-gentoo-r2 root=/dev/hda4 init=/bin/bb
> >> boot
> >>
> >> #Windows XP Profesional
> >> title=Windows XP Profesional
> >> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
> >> chainloader +1
> >
> >
> > Windows XP boots well but Gentoo Linux no. Start booting but prints
> this:
> >
> >> [...]
> >> VFS: Cannot opent root device "hda4" or unknow-block(0,0)
> >> Please append a correct "root=" boot option.
> >> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs or
> >> unknow-block(0,0)
> >> <6> Time: tsc clocksource has been installed.
> >
> > I don't know where is the problem, here is my /etc/fstab file
> > configuration:
> >
> >> # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> >> #
> >> # noatime turns off atimes for increased performance (atimes normally
> >> aren't
> >> # needed; notail increases performance of ReiserFS (at the expense of
> >> storage
> >> # efficiency). It's safe to drop the noatime options if you want and
> to
> >> # switch between notail / tail freely.
> >> #
> >> # The root filesystem should have a pass number of either 0 or 1.
> >> # All other filesystems should have a pass number of 0 or greater than
> 1.
> >> #
> >> # See the manpage fstab(5) for more information.
> >> #
> >>
> >> # <fs> <mountpoint> <type>
> >> <opts> <dump/pass>
> >>
> >> # NOTE: If your BOOT partition is ReiserFS, add the notail option to
> >> opts.
> >> /dev/hda3 /boot ext2
> >> noauto,noatime 1 2
> >> /dev/hda4 / ext3
> >> noatime 0 1
> >> /dev/hda7 none swap
> >> sw 0 0
> >> /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660
> >> noauto,ro 0 0
> >> #/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto
> >> noauto 0 0
> >>
> >> # NOTE: The next line is critical for boot!
> >> proc /proc proc
> >> defaults 0 0
> >>
> >> # glibc 2.2 and above expects tmpfs to be mounted at /dev/shm for
> >> # POSIX shared memory (shm_open, shm_unlink).
> >> # (tmpfs is a dynamically expandable/shrinkable ramdisk, and will
> >> # use almost no memory if not populated with files)
> >> shm /dev/shm tmpfs
> >> nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0
> >
> > /dev/hda1 is a Windows Partition
> > /dev/hda3 is a Linux Partition for boot
> > /dev/hda4 is a Linux Partition for root
> > /dev/hda4 is a Linux Partition for swap.
> >
> > Thanks in advance and sorry for my school English.
> >
> > See you,
> > -- Isern Palaus
> >
> >
> --
> gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
>
>
--
Gpm
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