Dale wrote:
Eric Martin wrote:
Jarry wrote:
Hi,
I just downloaded install-amd64-minimal-2008.0.iso, burned
it, and tried to boot&install. But during boot-up, a message
comes:
____________________________________
>> Determining root device...
!! Could not find the root block device in .
Please specify another value or: press Enter for the same,
type "shell" for a shell, or "q" to skip...
root block device() :: _
____________________________________
What am I supposed to do???
It is a common pc, with Asus mobo (nForce4 chipset),
2x sata-disk, 1x sata-dvd, nvidia graphics. Everything
correctly detected in bios and during boot-up.
On the same computer, I could install gentoo-2007 last year,
but unfortunatelly disk has died, so I had to replace it and
install again...
Jarry
If the 2007 cd worked then use that one. It doesn't matter what cd
you start from, only that you get started. For that matter (as people
always say) you can boot off of knoppix or the lfs (linux from
scratch) disk. The only thing the cd does for you is provide a
working linux environment that you can chroot from to install gentoo.
Of course, make sure you get the tarballs off the internet if you use a
CD that old. If you use the tarballs off the CD, you will have a lot of
upgrades to do and it could be . . . messy.
Other than that, it doesn't matter what CD you use as Eric said. I
wonder of it could be done from the Mandrake install CD? It is bootable
and gives a command line. LOL
I'll try it, but I have to download 2007 image again (I already wiped
it out of my hard disk). Anyway, I would really like to know, what does
that messsage mean...
I switched to shell and checked /proc/partitions: it correctly shows
all partitions on sda and sdb. So my hard-drives are detected. Where
is the problem then???
Jarry
--
_______________________________________________________________
This mailbox accepts e-mails only from selected mailing-lists!
Everything else is considered to be spam and therefore deleted.
