[mythtv-users] ZOTAC IONITX-B-E installation/configuration...

[Nick Rout]

On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 10:18 AM, Andrew Close <aclose at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> minor breakthrough.  i figured out how to boot without the splash
>>> screen and can now see the error messages.  unfortunately i don't know
>>> how to stop/pause the msg's scrolling by so i can only see the final
>>> screen as things stop.
>>> so here's what i see:
>>>
>>> ::Loading root filesystem module...
>>> Attempting to create root device '/dev/disk/by-uuid/6be47...'
>>> ERROR: Failed to parse block device name for '/dev/disk/by-uuid/6be...'
>>> ERROR: root fs cannot be detected. Try using the rootfstype= kernel parameter.
>>> Waiting for devices to settle...done.
>>>
>>> Root device '/dev/disk/by-uuid/6be...' doesn't exist, attempting to create it
>>> ERROR: Failed to parse block device name for '/dev/disk/by-uuid/6be...'
>>> ERROR: Unable to create/detect root device ...
>>> Dropping to a recovery shell... type 'exit' to reboot
>>> NOTE: klibc contains to 'ls' binary, use 'echo *' instead
>>>
>>> If the device '/dev/disk/by-uuid/6be...' gets created while you are
>>> here, try adding 'rootdelay=8' or higher to the kernel command-line
>>> ramfs
>>> $
>>>
>>> on the other machine that i had mounted the USB key i confirmed that
>>> the UUID listed above (not typed out cause i'm lazy) is the same as
>>> the UUID assigned to the USB key.  so at least the UUID appears to be
>>> correct, but for some reason it can't be started/found upon boot, even
>>> though the Linux kernel loaded on it 'is' booting.  :)
>>> i can't do anything in the shell i'm dropping into (as mentioned
>>> above) because all USB devices are disabled at this point.
>>>
>>> so does anyone know how to go about getting the USB key block device
>>> recognized/parsable as it is booting?  or have a clue as to what else
>>> i can try?
>>>
>>> thanks again
>>
>> Like it says: try adding 'rootdelay=8' or higher to the kernel command-line
>>
>> To do this on a one off go into the grub command line and add the
>> magic words to the kernel line, on a more permanent basis edit
>> /boot/grub/menu.lst
>
> i've added 'rootdelay=60 rootfstype=ext3' to the kernel config line.
> neither addition seems to do any good.
> mount is available as a command when i get to the 'recovery shell',
> but just executing mount doesn't give me a list of mounted devices.
> and looking in /dev all i see are ttyX devices, mouse0, console, mem,
> ...  nothing that looks like a drive of any kind.
> i can run 'dmesg' but don't have less or more available to stop the
> scroll.  is there possibly another cmd i can use in their place?

Is there a /dev/disk directory?