I've installed Xen and trying to load 10.0

10.0 works fine.

But Xen reports a problem trying to mount the root device.

Here's the problem report:

Here's the GRUB definitions:

I'm stuck on what 'unknown-block means and how to fix it.

Anyone have experience of this or know how to fix it ?

Thanks

Pete

well there's no root() entry in the Xen section is there? you gotta tell it where it's root is, that's why it's an unknown block....

module /boot/vmlinuz-xen root=/dev/hdc2 vga=0x317 selinux=0 resume=/dev/hdc1

well... super... good for you.


so anyway - there's still no root() command.

root=/dev/hdc2 vga=0x317 selinux=0 resume=/dev/hdc1

Which is part of:

module /boot/vmlinuz-xen root=/dev/hdc2 vga=0x317 selinux=0 resume=/dev/hdc1

Which, as far as I understand it (not much) is the equivalent of:

kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdc2 vga=0x317 selinux=0 resume=/dev/hdc1

Which loads 10.0 native just fine.

Which is why I'm asking, 'cos I'm stuck, man

Pete

blimey... you need a line like "root (hd1,1)" as is clearly visible in your existing working entry. this command is for grub to know where to find your kernel image etc... in the "kernel" line there, you start with a path "/boot/vmlinuz" where is that supposed to be? I suppose the fact that you appear to have inadvisably decided not to have a dedicated /boot partition blurs it a little bit, as normally that'd just say "/vmlinuz" or such like. but either way... you still need that root() command to get the kernel in the first place, as the boot=/dev/hdc2 line is an option used by the boot process later on.

Some days I despair of myself. Of course.

Thanks for your help, Chris, and thanks for your patience with an old fool

Pete