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timroper
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 Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 1:46 am Post subject: [solved] grub.conf and partition scheme troubles |
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Hey people, just wanted some help with configuring grub with a different partitiong scheme than in the 2005.0 Handbook. Here is my partitioning scheme:
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Filesystem Size Mounted on
/dev/hdb9 3.6G /
/dev/hdb1 47M /boot
/dev/hdb2 512M /swap
/dev/hdb5 4.6G /home
/dev/hdb6 5.6G /usr
/dev/hdb7 3.7G /var
/dev/hdb8 940M /opt
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Now, I have tried to configure grub according to this scheme. I assume that the root command needs to point to the /boot partition, as dictated grub.conf:
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title=Gentoo Linux
root (hd1,0)
kernel /kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-9 root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_boot=/dev/hdb9 udev
initrd /initrd-2.6.11-gentoo-r9
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When I boot I get this error after the system goes through some initial processes:
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The root block device is unspecified or not detected. Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a shell.
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Now at this prompt, when I enter the root partition (/dev/hdb9) the system boots properly. I am unsure of which part of grub.conf to change, Or if any other configuring is needed to rectify this. Could anyone help me out?
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slycordinator
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 1:59 am Post subject: |
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Change
real_boot=/dev/hdb9
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real_root=/dev/hdb9 |
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jmbsvicetto
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 2:02 am Post subject: |
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If you're not using genkernel, replace your kernel line with
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timroper
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 2:04 am Post subject: |
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I am using Genkernel hehe
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 2:07 am Post subject: |
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| timroper wrote: | ummm.....
Thats what I already have! |
Not according to your post, which is why I responded. |
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timroper
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slycordinator
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 2:22 am Post subject: |
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Except according to your first post your configuration file says "real_boot=/dev/hdb9" whereas the guide above says to use "real_root" instead. |
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Moved from Installing Gentoo to Duplicate Threads.
Moved in favour of http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-155258.html
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