Re: Unable to boot linux via Grub

From: The Ghost In The Machine (ewill_at_sirius.tg00suus7038.net)
Date: 08/14/05 

Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:00:04 GMT

In comp.os.linux.setup, Alex8022
<Alex5222@everestkc.net>
 wrote
on 13 Aug 2005 21:13:27 -0700
<1123992807.639624.94760@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>:
> Ok, I tried it and it brought up this error message:
> VFS: Cannot open root device "hdb4" or 03:44
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:44
> Here is my grub.conf file:
> default 0
> timeout 30
> title=Windows XP
> root (hd0,1)
> makeactive
> chainloader +1
> title=Debian Linux
> root (hd1,3)
> kernel (hd1,3)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb4
> I want it to boot Debian off of hdb4, my swap is at hdb3, I have extra
> space (fat32) and hdb1, and grub is installed on hdb2.
>

You're getting closer. :-) Which partition did you want to boot?

> kernel (hd1,3)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb4

is consistent but will boot the 4th partition on your second drive.

If you're using extended partitions (most people have to) the
first logical drive is /dev/hdb5 or (hd1,4). 

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