in /boot/grub/grub.conf, did you change your kernel root? kernel (hd0,0)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda1 HTH, Roy
Gentoo Linux Mailing List Client wrote: >yeah I did that as well. >grub is not the problem as far as I can tell. >I get the boot menu just fine. >my system stops when it tries to (re)mount the root partition. >It seems to think I didn't specify it. >I thought that's what fstab was for ??? > >any other suggestions? > >TIA, >Tomoki > > >On 6/2/05, Myk Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>Hash: SHA1 >> >>Have you directed the first-stage bootloader to find root on hda1? >> >>from >>http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/2005.0/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=10#doc_chap2 >> >>try 'grub-install /dev/hda' >>or 'grub' and >>grub> root (hd0,0) (Specify where your /boot partition resides) >>grub> setup (hd0) (Install GRUB in the MBR) >>grub> quit (Exit the GRUB shell) >> >>- --myk >> >>Gentoo Linux Mailing List Client wrote: >> >> >>>I had to move my linux partition from /dev/hda3 to /dev/hda1 >>>I have altered /etc/fstab to reflect the move, along with /boot/grub/menu.lst >>>yet everytime I boot I still get the following error. >>> >>> The root block device is unspecified or not detected. >>> Please specify a device or "shell" for a shell. >>> BOOT () :: >>> >>>at this point if I enter "/dev/hda1" the system continues to boot fine. >>>what am I forgetting to fix? >>> >>>TIA, >>>Tomoki Taniguchi >>> >>> >>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) >>Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org >> >>iD8DBQFCnsxnBOPsJyAQkeARAvGqAKDAFeCbyTVjPqezDwaGr3lITAiE4ACfTxku >>RwFWxRzeKggA0rutmGBTBaQ= >>=3UIJ >>-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >>-- >>gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list >> >> >> >> > > > -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
