if the kernel stuff is on the SATA disk and suport is compiled as module it might give problems On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:20:42 -0500 (EST), ehemdal@xxxxxxxxxxx <ehemdal@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Mustafa: > > > > adding a /boot partition means some work on partitioning for > > now.as i am an end user and not experienced,i don't know > > which size should it be for the future > > When I've done installs, my /boot partition ends up about 100MB, which is > enough space to hold 4 or 5 kernels. The /boot partition is not for the > bootloader, but for the files that the bootloader handles. > > . . . > >> no,i have only one processor, but it has hyper threading > > capabilities.so the smp kernel installs > > This makes sense. > > > > yes,i set a grub password,and i am also suspicious that could > > be the problem.but i don't know how to solve. > > I am not certain how to remove the GRUB password, but the man page for > grub-install may give you an option to remove it. > > > > > and i have SATA harddisk,but the partitions are represented > > as hda not sda.maybe this also can be problem.but i don't know > > > > This might be a problem, but if you have a clean installation, I would > guess that the devices are correct. I'm still wondering where your kernel > resides. > > Can you boot the rescue CD? and remount the root filesystem? As far as I > know from FC2, rescue mode gives you instructions for remounting the root > filesystem for repair. Then a command such as > > find / -name "something" 2>/dev/null > > should find the file named "something" (don't need the quotes) and you can > use this to find the kernel, initrd, or whatever files you need to find. > > If they aren't in a subdirectory called /boot, I think you found your > problem. Based on your grub.conf, that's where the bootloader is looking. > > Hope this helps some. Post what you find. > > Erik > > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
