[GWatt]

So I've been trying to get gentoo to work for the past couple days now, and it keeps on giving me the same error. It says:

Quote

root (hd0,0)
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.22-gentoo-r5 root=/dev/hda3

Error 15: File not found

Press any key to continue. . .

Despite the fact that I don't have an 'any' key, I see no reason for this problem to be happening. The grub.conf file doens't have any errors, that I can tell, and I made sure the kernel line agreed with where the actual boot image resides. Just so you can see, here is my grub.conf:

default 0
timeout 10

title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.22-r5
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.22-gentoo-r5 root=/dev/hda3

When I use the CD, and remount all of my devices, I make sure that the file /boot/kernel-2.6.22-gentoo-r5 exists

I had it working a little while ago, and I don't think that I changed anything. And by the way, I am not using genkernel. If someone could help me that would be great.

[edit]
And yes, /dev/hda1 is set as bootable via fdisk.

This post has been edited by GWatt: 15 September 2007 - 08:27 AM

[MorphiusFaydal]

Do you have /boot as a separate partition?

[GWatt]

/boot is /dev/hda1

What I did agrees with the Gentoo docs, which is really why I am confused here.

[MorphiusFaydal]

How I've got mine set up:

/boot is /dev/sda1
swap is /dev/sda2
/ is /dev/sda3

It's a PATA drive, but I'm using the libata stuff, so it get the sda moniker..

My grub.conf:

title = Gentoo Linux
	root (hd0,0)
	kernel /kernel-2.6.22.1 root=/dev/sda3 ro vga=0x31b

If your boot is a separate partition, you don't put in the /boot.

[GWatt]

I tried that after I posted my original message, and it told me that I needed to use an absolute path name. I'll try again and see if it works.

[edit]
That just seemed to work. I edited the boot command straight from the grub menu, so now I'll write to grub.conf. Anyway, thanks, MorphiusFaydal.

This post has been edited by GWatt: 15 September 2007 - 10:13 AM

[MorphiusFaydal]

No problem. Now I need to go figure out why I'm getting VFS kernel panics at boot.