Easwar Hariharan wrote: >>> So, maybe he is using some filesystem without building in the >>> support for that fs in the kernel? >>> >> right or the module is not in initramfs. what is the rootfs type?. >> check the /lib/modules/<kernel ver>/kernel/fs for the module and the >> initramfs by uncompressing, after booting into your old setup. >> BTW does gentoo do a compile from scratch for a fresh install? >> > > Um,I'm using a ext3 partition for my /.I guess that's supported.And I used > the easy install method(that is the NOT the one "Recommended by devs") > > Also I re-tried Osric's method without using sudo update-grub which I'd done > last time in the hope that it would prove to be the stumbling block. > > But no go,it still can't find a valid block device for root.I tried giving > it (Xd0,Y) where I put both "s" and "h" for X and "8" and "9" for Y.No go,it > still gets a kernel panic attempting to kill init. > Have you installed an image of a live cd or did you install a normal linux system? Do you have one or more HDDs? Partition 9 is on your primary master?
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