> > So grub loads abd boots the Linux kernel, but the > kernel can't mount the > root FS on /dev/sda6. So /dev/sda6 doesn't exist for > some reason, which > could be one of: > 1) There is no /dev/sda6 partition
Huh? I just installed gentoo there. > 2) You haven't compiled in support for your SATA > controller in the kernel Yes, I wondered about that. Previously in the config options there were NV_SATA (this is an nVidia board) and another for Sil3114(my SATA controller), forget the exact option. That was for my earlier install when I was still operating from the IDE HD and using that to configure the SATA HD. This, present, install is using the latest gentoo.org offering. These options are nowhere to be found in make menuconfig, just a generic-looking SATA_CONFIG(something like that). In fact, when I boot from the install disk and do a lsmod all the appropriate modules have been loaded(except for the audio, which is easy to fix later), even forcedeth, another option that this mobo requires which was in the earlier config options but is now missing. The Panic _does_ occur at about the spot where the boot console is supposed to be finding the drive. Why would they put drivers in the iso but not the sources on the same CD? Weird. > > There are two ways of doing SATA on Linux, one is > through the IDE layer, > which is deprecated and I strongly recommend > against, the other is using > libata through the SCSI layer. > > > So I'm at a loss. The grub commands went alright. > > Wouldn't I get an error if one of the commands was > > wrong? Don't know what's meant by "unknown block > > (0,0)". Is it saying it's trying to mount / on > > /dev/sda1? Doesn't make sense. > > That means it has no idea what sda6 is, that there > is no such device. > > HTH, > Chris > > -- > Chris Boot > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.bootc.net/ > -- > [email protected] mailing list > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/ -- [email protected] mailing list
