Grub Error 15: File not found

[akonstam at trinity.edu]

On Sun, Jan 30, 2005 at 10:11:10AM -0500, Cop7586 wrote:
> 
>  Hello,
> >>
> >> I've recently built a new kernel and can't boot into my new kernel. I've updated my /boot/grub/grub.conf file as follows with the new kernel.
> >>
> >> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
> >> #
> >> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
> >> # NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
> >> #          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
> >> #          root (hd0,0)
> >> #          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda2
> >> #          initrd /initrd-version.img
> >> #boot=/dev/hda
> >> default=0
> >> timeout=10
> >> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> >> title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-6)
> >>         root (hd0,0)
> >>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-6 ro root=LABEL=/
> >>         initrd /initrd-2.4.20-6.img
> >> title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-6new)
> >>         root (hd0,0)
> >>         kernel /bzImage-2.4.20-6new ro root=LABEL=?
> >>         initrd /initrd-2.4.20-6new.img
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
> >> /dev/hda2              7787744   1649900   5742244  23% /
> >> /dev/hda1               202220     14004    177776   8% /boot
> >> none                    192560         0    192560   0% /dev/shm
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm assuming I did everything correctly in the grub.conf file. When I reboot the system and try to load my new kernel all I get is
> >>
> >> Root (hd0,1)
> >> Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type is 0x83
> >>
> >> Kernel /bzImage-2.4.20-6new ro root=/dev/hda2 ro root=/dev/hda2
> >>
> >> Error 15: File not found
> >>
> >> Press any key to continue...
The basic problem here is that identification of the root on the
kernel line has to match the identification of the root in the fstab.
The basic problem here is that identification of the root on the
kernel line has to match the identification of the root in the fstab.
You can't have root=LABEL=/ for one and /dev/hda2 for the other.
> >>
> >>
> >> when I type in
> >>
> >> grub> find /grub/stage1
> >> (0,0)
First you need to have a:  root (hd0,1) command  The command above
should give an error then.
> >>
> >> grub> find /boot/grub/stage1
> >>
> >> file not found
The command above should  work then, etc, etc and so on.
> >>
> >> grub> find /grub/stage2 from
> >> (0,0)
> >>
> >> grub> find /grub/menu.lst
> >> (0,0)
> >>
> >> What am I missing? Please help.
> >>
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >> Chris 
> 
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