On Sun, 2009-05-03 at 16:17 -0700, jackson byers wrote: > I am out of ideas, > using a purchased osdisc fedora 10 dvd > > reinstalled f10dvd media ck said ok > this time using minimum options > and this time accepting default of mbr sda > install said successful > but on reboot get exactly same errors as seen > previously when f10 grub into sda1 notmbr , (then was using fc5 grub > in mbr sda) > > this time there should have been no connection at all to my fc5 on > sdb6 > but get same boot error: > cant access resume device (/dev/sdb2) > mount: error mounting /dev/root on /sysroot no such file or > directory > > so my hopes that my troubles were my old fc5 grub version .97-5 > was confusing f10 hence preventing f10 booting, seem not to be the > issue. > > I did find one suggestion on fedora common problems or? > "to edit the kernel argument and append "scsi_mod.scan=sync" > > so i use knoppixcd to get my fc5 back: in grub root(hd1,5) > setup(hd0) > which is where i am now for this email, > and mount the new installed f10 and edit its grub.conf as above > > then went back to knoppixcd root(0,1) setup(0) to get back to f10 > knoppixcd out > then rebooted again > this time the f10dvdinst boot attempt > does _not_ give me that dev/root one line error > but > instead a whole screen of boot msgs > but then screen quickly goes completely blank, no response > have to hit power button > > this last response says > appending "scsi_mod.scan=sync" had some effect > but I have no idea what else to try. > Are there other scsi issues I should be aware of re f10? > My sda, sdb are both scsi disks > > help, please > I really would like to dump fc5, but i need a booting f10 ---- boot the F10 DVD - choose 'Rescue mode' and do not install again Accept the default options and it should locate the Fedora 10 installation automatically and leave you at a command prompt Type... chroot /mnt/sysimage grub-install /dev/sda exit exit remove the DVD and it should boot into F10 If not, please post the contents of /boot/grub/grub.conf Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
