From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GkAHv-0002uR-Gv for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:14:08 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with SMTP id kAF2C1M7004204; Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:12:01 GMT Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.174]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id kAF29e5P027418 for ; Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:09:40 GMT Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id z38so23505ugc for ; Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:09:40 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=sejQxlASaV6scbBp+8AzVgWxl7iQAisA+Zz02DomGKGRlFnVuCM+zoPsIHfdoL6z+/tmqDCc5A5BiOIaaAs5K7Pa9g+Au3cRU8uxyT/6ZaDiBLqW80/l1nNp6MmwISv/tonvc1TT4J8ggcGr4xyxZ1J2EWfdGlVga7OvjT2AhIY= Received: by 10.78.118.19 with SMTP id q19mr1772078huc.1163556580276; Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:09:40 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.78.130.1 with HTTP; Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:09:40 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <677143dd0611141809p10030490we78c04f574f5956c@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:09:40 -0500 From: "Greg Morin" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Grub problem. Gentoo doesn't boot. VFS Cannot start... In-Reply-To: <455A2611.70208@net-xero.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_13935_28052243.1163556580248" References: <455A056F.2070003@gmail.com> <455A2611.70208@net-xero.net> X-Archives-Salt: 845d5f36-46b4-46e4-b72e-973dcb113596 X-Archives-Hash: 36636504ec5ce9f287f0a1160eef538b ------=_Part_13935_28052243.1163556580248 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline 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 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. > >> # > >> > >> # > >> > >> > >> # 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 The Morins of Plantsville ------=_Part_13935_28052243.1163556580248 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline 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.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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