Re: reinstalled windows xp serious sarge unidentified problem ended in Kernel-panic please help....

[Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk>]

On (04/12/05 02:27), Prakash Jose Kokkatt wrote:
> hello,
> here is the menu.lst briefly put..
> --------------
> ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
> 
> ## ## Start Default Options ##
> ## default kernel options
> ## default kernel options for automagic boot options
> ## If you want special options for specifiv kernels use kopt_x_y_z
> ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
> ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
> # kopt=root=/dev/sda8 ro
> 
> ## default grub root device
> ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
> # groot=(hd0,7)
> 
> ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
> ## e.g. alternative=true
> ##      alternative=false
> # alternative=true
> ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
> ## e.g. lockalternative=true
> ##      lockalternative=false
> # lockalternative=false
> 
> ## altoption boot targets option
> ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
> ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
> ##      altoptions=(recovery mode) single
> # altoptions=(recovery mode) single
> 
> ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
> ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
> ## alternative kernel options
> ## e.g. howmany=all
> ##      howmany=7
> # howmany=all
> 
> ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
> ## e.g. memtest86=true
> ##      memtest86=false
> # memtest86=true
> 
> title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.14-2-686-smp
> root            (hd0,8)
> kernel          /vmlinuz-2.6.14-2-686-smp root=/dev/sda8 ro
> initrd          /initrd.img-2.6.14-2-686-smp
> savedefault
> boot
> ---------------------------------
> b/w i already rescued grub.again cant find what is causing kernel
> panic.whysarge is searching for earlier '/' at sda10,while now sarge
> is clearly
> posted at sda8..helping minds...help please
> On 12/3/05, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > On Saturday 03 December 2005 10:25, Prakash Jose Kokkatt wrote:
> >
> > You are not posting the file containing the error that causes this.
> > The file is your grub.conf, or in debian I think its menu.lst, in
> > either event its in the /boot/grub subdir.
> >
> > And please do not snip the error context below when reposting.

I recall you said /boot is at sda9, in which case groot = hd0,8

YMMV

Regards

Clive

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