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Subject: [gentoo-ppc-user] Boot problem update
From: Jon Lee <leejadsl () eircom ! net>
Date: 2005-03-09 16:51:02
Message-ID: 422F2976.90007 () eircom ! net
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I posted a message yesterday about a boot problem, this is just an
update to that.
When I try to boot Gentoo I get the following message:
"VFS: cannot open device "sda4" or unknown-block(8,4)
please append a correct "root=" boot option
Kernel panic -not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
unknown-block(8,4)
<0> rebooting in 180 seconds.."
Is this a problem with yaboot.conf or because it is a kernel panic do I
have to recompile?
On the advice of a Gentoo user of 2 years, my yaboot.conf now looks like
this:
boot=/dev/sda2
device=hd:
partition=4
root=/dev/sda4
timeout=30
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot
image=/boot/kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r2
label=Linux
read-only
sysimage=/boot/System.map-2.6.11
macosx=/dev/sda5
enablecdboot
enableofboot
However, this is largely unchanged from what I posted inline yesterday.
Any help would be appreciated. I have already recompiled my kernel, but
I didn't know what changes to make. It compiles okay I think. The only
change I made was to add Kaui and something else. Really I get lost in
the kernel options as they're not very verbose. I don't intend to
tinker with it in future. This is probably where my problem is. I
followed the Gentoo handbook in setting it up, and a Dutch webpage
<http://www.os3.nl/%7Evisser2d/g5install.html>. I had to disable ADB
support due to compile problems.
Thanks in advance,
Jon Lee
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I posted a message yesterday about a boot problem, this is just an
update to that.<br>
<br>
When I try to boot Gentoo I get the following message:<br>
<br>
"VFS: cannot open device "sda4" or unknown-block(8,4)<br>
please append a correct "root=" boot option<br>
Kernel panic -not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
unknown-block(8,4)<br>
<br>
<0> rebooting in 180 seconds.."<br>
<br>
Is this a problem with yaboot.conf or because it is a kernel panic do I
have to recompile?<br>
<br>
On the advice of a Gentoo user of 2 years, my yaboot.conf now looks
like this:<br>
<br>
boot=/dev/sda2<br>
device=hd:<br>
partition=4<br>
root=/dev/sda4<br>
timeout=30<br>
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot<br>
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot<br>
image=/boot/kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r2<br>
label=Linux<br>
read-only<br>
sysimage=/boot/System.map-2.6.11<br>
macosx=/dev/sda5<br>
enablecdboot<br>
enableofboot<br>
<br>
However, this is largely unchanged from what I posted inline
yesterday. Any help would be appreciated. I have already recompiled
my kernel, but I didn't know what changes to make. It compiles okay I
think. The only change I made was to add Kaui and something else.
Really I get lost in the kernel options as they're not very verbose. I
don't intend to tinker with it in future. This is probably where my
problem is. I followed the Gentoo handbook in setting it up, and a <a
href="http://www.os3.nl/%7Evisser2d/g5install.html">Dutch webpage</a>.
I had to disable ADB support due to compile problems.<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance,<br>
<br>
Jon Lee<br>
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