--- James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I have several new portables to install. > On an HP9000z I reformatted the hard drive > and used liveCD 2007.0. I performed the most basic > installation (no X, KDE ....) > > The installation ran to completion. The installation > process declared itself successful. > > Upon reboot I get this error message: > > Block Device /dev/sda4 is not a valid root device... > The root block device is unspecified or not > detected. > Please specify a device to boot, or "shell" for a > shell... > > The partitioning is quite simple > > sda1 ntfs vista(soon) > sda2 reiserfs /boot > sda3 swap > ada4 reiserfs / > > Trying sda2 does not work either. > > Is the best method to rescue this install to use the > > minimal cd and fdisk and mark the sda2 partition as > a boot. > > I'm about ready to use the Handbook and perform the > install > the old way... > > Any suggestions? > > > James > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list >
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