I don't know about you, but on my machine "/boot" is where I mount the boot partition, which has a boot directory. I'd get this error as well if I specified "--root-directory=/boot", have you tried dropping it?
On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 08:43:19 -0800 (PST), maxim wexler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello everybody, > > I have a typical dual-boot system: /dev/hda contains > WinXP, /dev/hdb, gentoo. I had to swap out my linux > drive with another (NTFS) drive. Since nothing would > boot(grub error 17) I used a Win98 CD to get to a > prompt and entered fdisk /mbr, thinking to reboot > linux later from the livecd, mount the partitions, > swapon, chroot etc as per the Gentoo-FAQ and enter > > grub-install --root-directory=/boot /dev/hda. > > But I got: > > Could not find device for /boot/boot: Not found or not > a block device > > Why is it looking for /boot/boot? Attempts to use > tomsrtbt and bare.i led to a kernel panic whatever > partition I tried to boot. Nothing seems amiss in > /boot that I can see. Any ideas? > > -mw > > > __________________________________ > Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! > Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web > http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ > -- > [email protected] mailing list > > -- [email protected] mailing list
