Looks like you need you initrd added to grub.

C R. Little wrote:

>I have installed Gentoo to a dual had drive system
>
>/dev/hda1 --> Windows XP Professional
>
>/dev/sda --> Gentoo Install
>/dev/sda1 - /boot
>/dev/sda3 - /
>/dev/sda5 - /usr
>/dev/sda6 - /var
>/dev/sda7 - /tmp
>/dev/sda8 - /home
>
>grub.conf kernel line:
>root(hd1,0)
>kernel /kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r8 root /dev/ram0 real_root=/dev/sda3 
>init=linuxrc vga=0x318 splash=verbose
>
>The liveCD boots and runs. 
>
>when I try to boot the system from grub to the gentoo selection I get 
>
>  
>
>>>Loading Modules...
>>>Mounting Filesystems...
>>>Activating udev
>>>Determining Root device
>>>      
>>>
>block device /dev/sda3 is not a valid root device...
>
>The SDA Device is a Maxtor SATA Drive, I think it's not loading ata_piix which 
>the live CD loads. Is this a module or built into the kernel?
>I did used genkernel to create my kernel.
>
>Please help
>
>Thanks.
>CR Little
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