Benno Schulenberg wrote: > Colleen Beamer wrote: >> Benno Schulenberg wrote: >>> Colleen Beamer wrote: >>>> zcat /proc/config.gz > >>>> /usr/share/genkernel/x86/kernel-conf-2.6 >>> This grabs the configuration from the running kernel (the one >>> from the CD you booted from), not the configuration you may >>> have had earlier on the system you chrooted into. >> I doubt that it grabs the kernel running from the CD, > > It does. You did 'mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc' before > chrooting, which gives you the proc of the running kernel. > > > Anyway, googling around seems to say that the following error is > definitely some kernel configuration problem: > >> Block dev sda3 is not a valid root device >> The root block device is unspecified or not detected. > > Maybe use also --udev as an option to genkernel?
I've come to that conclusion too. I am really frustrated now 'cause with the install CD running, I mounted my usb external hard drive and copied /home to it. Then, I reinstalled my whole system from scratch. I'm not at the point where I can boot and the boot menu is displayed properly, but I still get the above message. So what I thought was some residual problem with screwing up and hitting the 'Media Direct' button wasn't really the problem after all. sda3 is definitely in mtab 'cause I looked at that to make sure. Anyway, I'll google and see if I can figure out what the problem is. Regards, Colleen -- Registered Linux User #411143 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
