Problem installing Sabayon

[kbk]

It still isn't working. I still get Error 8: The kernel must be loaded before boot.

And this is just at a Grub prompt, there is no list of Operating Systems or anything.

[devils casper]

as i mentioned earlier, i dont have much experience in LVMs.
try this

  kernel /kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.20-sabayon-r3   ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00  quiet  splash

copy exact code from here. in case it doesn't work, add resume2=swap:/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol01 at the end of kernel line.

[kbk]

Sorry to dig this thread up. But what if I didn't use LVMs, and just installed to 3 partitions (boot, root, home) and this is my GRUB config after doing that:

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd0,0)
#          kernel /kernel-genkernel real_root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
#          initrd /initramfs-genkernel
#boot=/dev/sda1
default=0
timeout=6
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Sabayon Linux x86 3.3
	root (hd0,0)
	kernel /kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.20-sabayon-r3  dolvm2 root=/dev/ram0 ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00  quiet  init=/linuxrc splash=silent,theme:sabayon vga=791 CONSOLE=/dev/tty1 dodmraid pci=nomsi resume2=swap:/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol01
	initrd /initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.20-sabayon-r3

What should I try? Because it still gives me the exact same crap when I try to boot the drive. And this drive is new, so I know that isn't the problem this time.

[devils casper]

real_root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00

Its still using LVM only. Post the output of fdisk -l command here.

[kbk]

sabayonuser@sabayonx86 ~ $ fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9726 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1          13      104391   83  Linux
/dev/sda2              14        1288    10241437+  83  Linux
/dev/sda3            1289        1419     1052257+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda4            1420        9726    66725977+   5  Extended
/dev/sda5            1420        9726    66725946   83  Linux

When I look at my hard drives from anywhere else it only lists 3 drives (/, /boot, /home), why? Or doesn't it really matter.

[kbk]

I tried editing grub.conf using the sample.conf as a guide but it didn't seem to work. I may have messed up with the kernel or something..

[devils casper]

Try this

kernel /kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.20-sabayon-r3 root=/dev/sda2 quiet vga=791 dodmraid pci=nomsi resume2=swap:/dev/sda3
    initrd /initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.20-sabayon-r3

Note that I removed a few parameters from kernel line.

[kbk]

It still isn't working. I also just tried to re-install the bootloader (Sabayon live cd has an option for this) and that didn't work either.