More grub problems...

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gentoo_noob · Post by **gentoo_noob** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 11:30 pm

I have spent the last three days trying to get Gentoo installed. I followed the installation for x86 verbatim. I used Grub for a bootloader and used genkernel to auto-compile the kernel. So when I finally got everything done (emerges, etc.. ) and I reboot the system for the first time, Grub gives me a Error 15: file not found??? So I have searched all of the posts and have tried all of the fixes that pertain to grub/kernel/boot but still nothing works.

Here is my grub.conf:
default 0
timeout 15
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux
root (hd0,0)
kernel (hd0,0)/kernel-2.4.23_pre8-gss root=/dev/hda3
initrd (hd0,0)/initrd-2.4.23_pre8-gss

What should I be looking for in the /boot directory? Because there ain't nothing there? If I need to add a symlink, what do I add?

My /usr/src directory contains:
/linux
/linux-2.4.23_pre8.gss

Do I need to recompile the kernel?

Please help...

Thanks
Mike

PS... is there anyway to speed up the installation?

ank · Post by **ank** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 12:02 am

kernel (hd0,0)/boot/kernel-2.4.23_pre8-gss root=/dev/hda3
initrd (hd0,0)/boot/initrd-2.4.23_pre8-gss

You forget to add /boot after (hd0,0)

Hmm, nothing in /boot? Then genkernel didn't end job wright. Did you look at genkernel log at /var/log/genkernel.log? Is this your first kernel or you use gentoo sources kernel before? Because genkernel make link only for first kernel. If you use another kernel after that you must make link by your self. My link in /usr/src is:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Nov 11 03:43 linux -> linux-2.4.20-gentoo-r8

Your shuld point to your kernel.

st589 · Post by **st589** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 12:17 am

If there's nothing in boot it's possible that you didn't mount it before checking. mount /boot

ank · Post by **ank** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 12:24 am

If there's nothing in boot it's possible that you didn't mount it before checking. mount /boot

Maybe for first time but after that when you have working system genkernel mount /boot automaticaly (i always forget to mont boot and have no problems with kernels)

mike4148 · Post by **mike4148** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 12:51 am

Perhaps, but maybe gentoo_noob didn't mount boot before finding there was nothing in it.

azlan · Post by **azlan** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 2:40 am

heya gentoo_noob

for a little friendly info, gentoo doesn't mount boot automatically, so you need to do that before you try to install a kernel or do make any changes to grub.conf

you should have a grub directory under boot.

simple mistakes are the best ones cause theyre the easiest to fix.

if this doesn't fix your problem come back and post again.