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hey im new here! ive got a problem getting arch to boot. i have basically taken the grub entry that arch generated in its /boot/grub/menu.lst when i installed it and i put in into the menu.lst that i am actually using.
here is my uuids
sda6 is my arch partition
here is the relevant part of my menu.lst
Code:
title arch
uuid 40437f6e-787d-461d-920f-0c7571036eb8
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=UUID=40437f6e-787d-461d-920f-0c7571036eb8 ro
initrd /boot/kernel26.img
and here is the error i get when i try to boot arch http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3445/...b397a51416.jpg
ive tried adding the rootdelay=10 to my boot line but with no success. does anyone know what is wrong here?
That first one with all the uuids.
What kind of menu list is that?
I know it's not grub and isn't anything I've seen in lilo as of yet.
Give us a hand on helping you and shed some light on what all is installed on your box.
I've ran Arch several times and for a good while yet my memory may be misremembering, but I don't recall a line with uuid in it in the grub menu.lst either.
If you edited that line in, you may have to take it out and your setup may find the arch kernel to boot.
Last edited by windtalker10; 08-30-2009 at 01:28 AM.
1. you could try a kernel parameter like rootwait
2. when you get to grub, go to the command and run find /boot/grub/stage1
it should output where stage1 is located e.g. /dev/sda1
3. try using /dev/sda1 or wherever you keep / instead of the uuid
you'll have to edit the grub entry at boot.
4. post your grub menu.lst if possible
I ran into the same issue once, but it was because I compiled my own kernel and forgot the ext4 flags.
That first one with all the uuids.
What kind of menu list is that?
that is just the output of blkid, im using uuids to point to location.
bloodniece, i have tried using root (hd0,5) with no luck, i get the same error. here are my menu.lst boot entries.
Code:
## ## End Default Options ##
title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-15-generic
uuid 0d67951c-c699-4800-8747-811d235d2520
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic root=UUID=0d67951c-c699-4800-8747-811d235d2520 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-15-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 0d67951c-c699-4800-8747-811d235d2520
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic root=UUID=0d67951c-c699-4800-8747-811d235d2520 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic
title Ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+
uuid 0d67951c-c699-4800-8747-811d235d2520
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
title karmic
uuid 78b86c6d-9300-4287-aa93-0fc683f1212c
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-6-generic root=UUID=78b86c6d-9300-4287-aa93-0fc683f1212c ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-6-generic
title arch
uuid 40437f6e-787d-461d-920f-0c7571036eb8
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=UUID=40437f6e-787d-461d-920f-0c7571036eb8 ro
initrd /boot/kernel26.img
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
the other entries boot just fine.
what happened was i installed arch on my 6th partition and all was well. in the install i went ahead and overwrote my initial grub to make sure i would have a working boot. i then reinstalled grub and pointed it back to my main stable install, and stage 1, located on /dev/sda1.
How is menu.lst getting setup with the "uuid" lines instead of the "root" line?---AFAIK, This is not in the documentation for GRUB 0.97 (Any chance you are using GRUB-2?)
I just looked at your screenshot!!---you are not getting a GRUB error!! That is the kernel telling you that it can't find the root device specified in the kernel line.
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