grub.conf(knoppix)[Solved]

paradox6996 · l33t Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 914 Location: BFE CO

How can I access my /boot(/dev/hda1) dir from knoppix it says its read only but I need to make sure their is no syntax errors in the file, because I can't boot into gentoo with an error 15.

Telexen · Apprentice Joined: 09 Oct 2005 Posts: 189

as root...

paradox6996 · l33t Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 914 Location: BFE CO

says I must specify the filesystem type, and doing that in knoppix root didn't do anything but make a file their. I need to mount /dev/hda1 and chroot into it to look at the already made grub.conf

mark_alec · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:55 am Post subject:

Try `mount -t auto /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentooboot` instead.
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paradox6996 · l33t Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 914 Location: BFE CO

mark_alec · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:31 am Post subject:

Once you have mounted it, run `nano -w /mnt/gentooboot/grub/grub.conf`
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paradox6996 · l33t Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 914 Location: BFE CO

ya my grub.conf is right so I don't understand why I get an error 15 when I try to boot from grub

kleinerfreak · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:52 am Post subject:

Could you post your grub.conf? It seems like the path to your kernel or grub.conf isn't quite right (for reference see The Gentoo Docs)

paradox6996 · l33t Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 914 Location: BFE CO

kleinerfreak · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:56 am Post subject:

Looks good so far, the only thing I could think of now would be that the kernel in /boot has a different name than the one you put in the grub.conf

paradox6996 · l33t Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 914 Location: BFE CO

Ya I recompiled it I'll let you know in a min and I checked /boot says bzImage is in their.

paradox6996 · l33t Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 914 Location: BFE CO

ok so same error this is what i did:

did make menuconfig
blah blah
make

cp arch blah blah(it was correct)

checked /mnt/boot to make sure image was their it was.

I checked before I rebooted to make sure the kernels matched they did!

So idk...

edit: wanted to add that I checked my grub.conf again to make sure the kernel matchs and in usr/src/linux it says:
linux-2.6.21-gentoo-r4

so is that how it is suppose to be...

paradox6996 · l33t Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 914 Location: BFE CO

yay solved: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-4169648.html#4169648
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