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#1 2009-09-14 07:08:59

Preston C.
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Registered: 2009-02-14
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problems mounting at boot...

I just installed Arch and know that I must have done something wrong. Here is the error message:

Booting 'Arch Linux'

root (hd1,0)
   Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x7
kernel /vmlinuz 26 root= /dev/disk/by-uuid/53fe... ro

Error 17: cannot mount selected partition

Press any key to continue...

After I press a key it takes me back to the boot menu. Any help is much appreciated.

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#2 2009-09-14 07:21:13

Preston C.
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Re: problems mounting at boot...

I think I need to try this, http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRU … oot_Record ? Not sure though.

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#3 2009-09-14 07:37:31

sHyLoCk
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Re: problems mounting at boot...

Edit the grub menu and use  kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 then root etc..etc..

I think you upgraded grub and/or replaced the menu.lst with menu.lst.pacnew

Last edited by sHyLoCk (2009-09-14 13:18:58)


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#4 2009-09-14 10:49:48

Seleucius
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Registered: 2009-09-08
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Re: problems mounting at boot...

Preston C. wrote:
kernel /vmlinuz 26 root= /dev/disk/by-uuid/53fe... ro

No spaces, I think. Not sure if it makes a difference with the one after root=, though.

kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/blahblah ro

Hope that works. If not, check to make sure that vmlinuz26 exists in the root directory of that disk's first partition (/dev/sdb1 for instance). If it's on a different partition on that disk, change the first line from (hd1,0) to (hd1,x) where X is precisely one less than the number of the partition it's on.

Oh, and just in case you're unaware, you can edit /boot/grub/menu.lst like any regular text file. I personally don't trust automagical configurizers, but that's just me. Oh, and if you hit the 'E' key on a menu item in grub, you can edit the line so you can trial-and-error your way to a boot, and edit your changes into menu.lst afterward to make them permanent. smile

Last edited by Seleucius (2009-09-14 10:50:23)

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