From: James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] boot error
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:04:53 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <loom.20070723T225444-292@post.gmane.org> (raw)
Hello,
I have several new portables to install.
On an HP9000z I reformatted the hard drive
and used liveCD 2007.0. I performed the most basic
installation (no X, KDE ....)
The installation ran to completion. The installation
process declared itself successful.
Upon reboot I get this error message:
Block Device /dev/sda4 is not a valid root device...
The root block device is unspecified or not detected.
Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell...
The partitioning is quite simple
sda1 ntfs vista(soon)
sda2 reiserfs /boot
sda3 swap
ada4 reiserfs /
Trying sda2 does not work either.
Is the best method to rescue this install to use the
minimal cd and fdisk and mark the sda2 partition as
a boot.
I'm about ready to use the Handbook and perform the install
the old way...
Any suggestions?
James
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Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-07-23 21:04 James [this message]
2007-07-23 21:17 ` [gentoo-user] boot error Joshua Doll
[not found] ` <loom.20070723T233436-220@post.gmane.org>
2007-07-23 21:56 ` [gentoo-user] " Joshua Doll
2007-07-23 21:22 ` [gentoo-user] " Neil Bothwick
2007-07-23 21:44 ` maxim wexler
2007-07-23 22:44 ` Neil Bothwick
2007-07-24 3:14 ` [gentoo-user] " James
2007-07-24 8:13 ` Neil Bothwick
2007-07-24 14:57 ` James
2007-07-24 15:54 ` Neil Bothwick
2007-07-24 16:04 ` Joshua Doll
2007-07-23 22:22 ` [gentoo-user] " Mike Williams
2007-07-24 1:52 ` [gentoo-user] " James
2007-07-24 13:51 ` Mike Williams
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