udev trouble
Ok last week I was having some issues and was told to remove then re-install udev. Well I have done both but right now I get an error that reads...
Booting 'Dedora Core (2.6.22.14-72.fc6)' root (hd0,0) Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83 kernel vmlinuz-2.6.22.14-72.fc6 ro root=/dev/sda1 rhgb quiet Error 15: File not found Press any key to continue... So how do I fix this? Thanks for the help |
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To resolve this, we need to see the following: a) the output of fdisk -l b) the contents of /boot/grub/menu.lst (just the menu entries with their kernel and initrd lines) c) the contents of /etc/fstab Your error is probably caused by an error in b), but the information from a) and c) is needed to determine the corrective edit to make in b). |
Ok I can get all of that for you. But how do I get to the shell, again when the system doesnt boot?
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First, try using your Fedora installation cd. When you power up the computer and it goes to the cd, you may see a menu offering options such as install, boot from hd, etc. Select boot from hd, and it should find your Fedora installation and boot it up.
You may be able to fix your boot problem by running grub-install while in Fedora, which should correct the issue with /boot/grub/menu.lst. If not, you should at least be able to get the information I requested. If you can't boot into the Fedora installation from the install cd, try booting a liveCD and mount your Fedora partition to get the information. If you have the means to download and burn a liveCD, get Ultimate Boot CD, which also makes it possible to boot your Fedora installation. |
Well I am still downloading UBC right now but just so happened I had a Slax live boot CD on me so here is the info you requested.
Results of fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 500GB, 500107862016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 *512 = 8225208 bytes /dev/sda1 /boot /dev/sda2 / /dev/sda3 swap Results of /etc/fstab tmpfs / tmpfs defaults 0 0 # AutoUpdate devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5, mode=620 0 0 # AutoUpdate proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 # AutoUpdate /dev/hda /mnt/hda_cdrom iso9660 noauto,users,exec 0 0 # AutoUpdate /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1 ext3 auto,users,suid,dev,exec 0 0 # AutoUpdate /dev/sda2 /mnt/sda2 ext3 auto,users,suid,dev,exec 0 0 # AutoUpdate /dev/sda3 swap swap defaults 0 0 # AutoUpdate /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy vfat,msdos noauto,users,suid,dev,exec 0 0 # AutoUpdate Results of /boot/grub/menu.lst root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.22.14-72.fc6 ro root=/dev/sda1 rhgb quiet initrd /initrd-2.6.22.14-72.fc6.img I hope I got everyting you were asking Thanks so much for your help |
Ok, here's what I see.
1) you have /boot on a seperate partition from the rest of the filesystem. Quote:
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LABEL=/1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 1 . . .Some stuff in here . . LABEL=SWAP-sda3 swap swap defaults 0 0 Anyway there is my info |
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Right now I have...
LABEL=SWAP-sda3 swap swap defaults 0 0 and for this one... Quote:
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Here is my /etc/fstab file complete...
LABEL=/1 / ext3 defaults 1 1 LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0 LABEL=SWAP-sda3 swap swap defaults 0 0 /dev/sdb1 /mnt/backup ext3 defaults 0 0 The only reason I show this now is that I noticed that lines 3 and 4 use the /dev dir and considering I removed udev which inturn removes the /dev directory wouldnt this be why I still get the "error 15" screen? If so how do I fix it as I assume this may take a different approach now? |
In your initial post in this thread, you indicated that you removed and re-installed udev. Now you say you removed udev, which removed dev, and nothing about re-installing udev. So, which is it? Udev is install or udev is not installed.
Are you still getting error 15 when you try to boot Fedora from the hard drive? Once more, show me the contents of /boot/grub/menu.lst to see the changes you made in response to earlier posts I made. |
My appologies, yes I did remove udev and it did remove the /dev directory, then I did reinstall ( as I was told to remove and reinstall udev) As of right now I do have my /dev directory and to my knowledge udev is installed (I used yum to do it).
Yes I am still getting error 15 Here is my current configuration... title Fedora Core (2.6.22.14-72.fc6) root (hd0,0) kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz-2.6.22.14-72.fc6 ro root=/dev/sda2 rhgb quiet initrd (hd0,0)/initrd-2.6.22.14-72.fc6.img |
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The root of the filesystem is /dev/sda2 (hd0,1) and the /boot partition is /dev/sda1 (hd0,0). Change *root (hd0,0)* to *root (hd0,1)*. Also, verify the correctness of the vmlinuz and initrd information by comparing them with the files in /boot. A typo in the kernel numbers would also cause problems. PS: google up a copy of "Solving Boot Problems with Grub" and file it away somewhere. It's very handy to have around. Scroll to the end for a listing of grub error codes and their meanings. |
i wish to reinstall fedora core6 but the system fails to boot from cd/dvd although i've changed the boot setup to boot from cd/dvd.The prompt to press enter in order to boot from cd/dvd does not appear but Grub loader starts up immediately
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Well changing the root (hd0,0) to (hd0,1) didnt work either :(
Do you recommending me changing any of this stuff also??? kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz-2.6.22.14-72.fc6 ro root=/dev/sda2 rhgb quiet initrd (hd0,0)/initrd-2.6.22.14-72.fc6.img I will take a look on google and see what I can find. How ever I have taken a look in my boot partition and my /boot directory and have found this... /boot partition contents... /grub /lost+found /boot directory on /sda2... ---empty--- This doesnt feel good now that im seeing this. |
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