whats wrong with my grub.conf?

[jpulumbarit]

just to let you guys know my boot is /dev/hda1, /dev/hda1 is a swap partition, and root is in my /dev/hda3.

so heres my grub.conf:
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\
default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.17
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda3
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\

when i boot up and my comp goes to grub and i press enter while "Gentoo Linux 2.6.17" is highlighted, i get an error message telling me something like this..

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda3

(then it has something like Error 15: blah blah blah or something)
but yeah the error basically tells me the directory doesnt exist or it is wrong or the file is wrong. i am assuming it is referring to the kernel file. i went into knoppix and looked for it, and it is in my /dev/hda1 (would that be hd0,0 in grub?). so yeah whats wrong with my grub.conf??????

[cuiq]

This should offer some help http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/grub-error-guide.xml
Scroll down to "Error 15"


Peace V

[Cabhan]

The problem is that while you see /boot as an extension of /dev/hda3, it's not actually. You need to mount it before it becomes /boot, and GRUB doesn't mount anything.

Try this:

default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.17
root (hd0,2)
kernel (hd0,0)/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda3

[jpulumbarit]

ok now i have this error when i boot into gentoo....

VFS: Cannot open root device "hda3" or unknown-block(0,0)
Please append a correct "root=' boot option
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)




my grub.conf now looks like this:


default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.17
root (hd0,2)
kernel (hd0,2)/boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda3


i guess the gentoo gods dont want me to get gentoo...

[AlexK]

change kernel (hd0,2)/boot/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda3
to
kernel (hd0,0)/kernel-2.6.17-gentoo-r4 root=/dev/hda3

because you have a boot partition, you don't need to add the /boot part in grub.conf for both the kernel and the splashimage.

[jpulumbarit]

that didnt help... same error when i boot

[jpulumbarit]

got past the error when i boot....

now i have this though....


*Checking root filesystem
fsck.ext3: No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/ROOT
/dev/ROOT:
The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2 filesystem (and not swap or ufs or someting else), then the superblock is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
e2fsck - b 8193 <device>
*Filesystem could not be fixed



what the heck does that mean?? i think i forgot to configure something in the kernel, thats how i solved my last problem.

[Cabhan]

What filesystem is your / filesystem? You need to have support for that filesystem COMPILED INTO THE KERNEL (not as a module).

[jpulumbarit]

i have the ext3 filesystem on all my partitions... i have ext2 and ext3 support configured into the kernel not as modules.

[gruven]

got past the error when i boot....

now i have this though....


*Checking root filesystem
fsck.ext3: No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/ROOT
/dev/ROOT:
The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2 filesystem (and not swap or ufs or someting else), then the superblock is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
e2fsck - b 8193 <device>
*Filesystem could not be fixed


what the heck does that mean?? i think i forgot to configure something in the kernel, thats how i solved my last problem.

You need to correctly edit your /etc/fstab file from the chroot environment.

You shouldn't have /dev/ROOT there, it should be /dev/hda3 (or whatever your root filesystem is).

You probably need to go through the install manual again and make sure you did everything it asked, and make sure you understand what it is asking you to do.