Kernel problem.

[Walter Kerkhofs]

Op Sunday 08 June 2008 22:36:56 schreef lanzen:
> On Sunday 08 June 2008 21:52:38 Walter Kerkhofs wrote:
> > When I select the 2.6.24-18 kernel in GRUB, then I get this message:
> >
> > Error 17: Cannot mount selected partition
> >
> > Press any key to continue.....
> >
> > So I press a key and it brings me back to GRUB.
> > I can only use the 2.6.24-16 kernel to boot the system.
>
> First thing that comes to mind, check your menu.lst. You'll find it
> in /boot/grub. Look for a line that says
> kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-generic root=UUID=
> and see if the number that comes after that is or is not the same as in
> kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=
>
> If it is,  the problem lays elsewhere. If it's not, first make a backup
> copy
>
> sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst.backup
>
> Then
>
> kdesudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
>
> and copy the UUID from 16 to 18, save and reboot.
>
>
> --
> lanzen

When I looked at the two entrences with KGRUBEditor, I finaly found the 
problem:

At the 2.6.24-16 there was this: Root (hd0,2)
And at the 2.6.24-18 it was this: Root (hd0,0)

So I changed it to hd0,2 rebooted, and all is fine now.

Thanks

Walter Kerkhofs

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