Hi,
After a few solved problems, I am still unable to completely boot using
grub:2, and now I just can't find anything else to fiddle with.
So I would really appreciate if someone could take a look at my
configuration:
- system is amd64;
- hard disk partitioning:
- two first primary partitions, unused (for now);
- third (/dev/sda3) is /boot partition, kernel built and in place;
- extended partition as fourth partition;
- logical partition (/dev/sda5) is "/" linux partition, ext4 formated;
- emerged the following, before building kernel;
- genkernel ;
- media-gfx/splashutils-1.5.4.4-r1;
- media-gfx/splash-themes-gentoo-20101212-r1 ;
- sys-apps/v86d-0.1.10;
- genkernel command line:
genkernel all \
--color --menuconfig --splash=natural_gentoo \
--splash-res=1024x768,1280x1024,1366x768,1440x900 \
--mountboot --install --unionfs --real-root=/dev/sda5 \
--ramdisk-modules --postclear
- kernel built with:
- CONFIG_FB_UVESA=y
- CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="/usr/share/v86d/initramfs"
- CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
- CONFIG_EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL=y
- CONFIG_EXT4_FS_SECURITY=y
- grub2 defaults (/etc/defaults/grub2) only difference from original:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="init=/linuxrc real_root=/dev/sda5
video=uvesafb,mtrr:3,ywrap splash=silent,fadein,theme:natural_gentoo
nodevfs udev devfs=nomount CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 quiet"
- sample extract from grub:0 config file, used in a working (a bit older)
system:
title=Gentoo Linux (3.8.13-gentoo)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86_64-3.8.13-gentoo ro root=/dev/ram0 \
init=/linuxrc real_root=/dev/sda4 vga=791
splash=silent,theme:natural_gentoo \
console=tty1 verbose nodevfs udev devfs=nomount CONSOLE=/dev/tty1
quiet
initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86_64-3.8.13-gentoo
Now the boot stops showing the messages (after the Tux logos appeared):
Can't open cfg file //etc/splash/natural_gentoo/640x480.cfg
No verbose picture specified in the theme
No silent picture specified in the theme
No verbose picture specified in the theme
Can't open cfg file //etc/splash/natural_gentoo/640x480.cfg
No verbose picture specified in the theme
No silent picture specified in the theme
!! Block device /dev/sda5 is not a valid root device
The last line explains the ones preceding it.
Any hints on where to look at?
Thanks
Francisco
