New Install - Failed to parse

toasty_ghosty · 2009-01-13 00:43:36

Hello

This will be my first Arch install. I've been using Ubuntu for almost 3 years now, but wanted something a little more in depth - Arch seems to fit the bill. Needless to say, I tried to install it per the Beginner's install guide and came up with this error:

Root device '/dev/hda3' doesn't exist. attempting to create it
ERROR: Failed to parse block device name for '/dev/hda3'
ERROR: Unable to create/detect root device '/dev/hda3'
Dropping to a recovery shell... type 'exit' to reboot
NOTE: klibc contains to 'ls' binary, use 'echo *' instead
If the device '/dev/hda3' gets created while you are here,
try adding 'rootdelay=8' or higher to the kernel command-line

Is there a way to fix this without reinstall? Or how can I prevent it during the install? I've looked at some past posts/wikis but I cannot seem to fix it.

Thanks for the help.

tom5760 · 2009-01-13 02:43:31

The problem probably is that you used /dev/hda3, instead of /dev/sda3. Hard drives are usually labeled /dev/sdX now.

You should try booting the installer, mount your boot partition somewhere, and edit your /boot/grub/menu.lst.
You need to change the refrences to hda to sda.

Hope this helps!

somedrew · 2009-01-13 02:47:47

Did you get through the install and failed to boot into the new system with that error? With PATA support in libata, devices once recognized as /dev/hdx will become /dev/sdx. Passing root=/dev/sda3 instead of /dev/hda3 as a kernel parameter and updating /etc/fstab & /boot/grub/menu.lst to reflect this should do the trick as long as that is the root device with /boot on it.

cheers,

edit:slow typer...

Last edited by somedrew (2009-01-13 02:49:37)

toasty_ghosty · 2009-01-13 02:50:03

@somedrew

Yes. I got through the installer. This error arises when I boot from the hard drive. I'm not at the machine now, but I'll try both of your suggestions as soon as I get home.

Thanks for the help.

toasty_ghosty · 2009-01-13 20:55:14

Thanks!

Yes. The problem was just that. I think it was looking for a PATA hard drive when mine was infact a SATA. Thanks for all the help.

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New Install - Failed to parse

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Re: New Install - Failed to parse

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