Here's the last few lines:
VFS: Cannot open root device "hda3" or unknown-block(0,0)
Please append a correct "root=" boor option; here are the available
partitions:
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
unknown-block(0,0)
The root "/" is very large. It's more than 20 GB
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think I experienced your problem. If you don't have a
/boot partition, then the path to the kernel is referenced from /boot
(because its inside the real "/" fs). If you have a /boot partition,
then the path to your kernel is referenced from "/".
What worries me is that you mentioned you get a kernel panic which implies the boot loader was able to locate the kernel.
Can you capture a bit of the output from the panic? How large is your
"/"?
Brian Micek
On Monday 02 June 2008 03:29:32 pm Mansour wrote:
> Hello,
> I am trying to install gentoo on a desktop machine. I downloaded the
> minimal CD and followed the instruction in the quick installation. Now,
> I have a problem either in the grub configuration or in kernel and I
> need help to figure this one out.
>
> I have existing partitions for windows and my previous Fedora (/home
> directory), therefore I installed gentoo on /dev/hda3. The problem is I
> get a kernel panic when I try to boot. In grub I am using (hd0,2) as my
> root, because I don't want to write anything to the mbr. After editing
> grub.conf, I run a grub shell, and execute the commands root(hd0,2) then
> setup(hd0,2). Then tried to reboot.
>
> Here the relevant part of grub.conf:
> ============================
> title Linux
> root (hd0,2)
> kernel (hd0,2)/boot/kernel root=/dev/hda3
> =================================
>
> I don't have a separate partition for boot, it's on the root "/"
> filesystem.
>
> Can anyone tell what's going on ? If there's missing info please let me
> know, as everyone has different way when troubleshooting a problem.
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