Startup problem

[merv]

Just finished the install of pre-5, and wrote grub to the root partition. Then I added Kub-Gutsy to my Debian grub menu. I changed the root parameter to root=/dev/hda9 instead of what is in the Gutsy Menu.

Booting started ok with the Kubuntu Logo displayed and then nothing seemed to happen for ages. Finally text was displayed on a black screen. Some editing next

Busybox v 1.1.3 Debian ........... Built in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for commands
/bin/sh: can't access tty: job control turned off
(initramfs)

Seems to be waiting for a command, but what

I haven't gone back too far in the forums but is this a new install problem?

Cheerio

[Fintan]

Re: Startup problem

I have had that before and it could have a lot of reasons as you can read here:
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=10180.0

I'll start with the simple.

Do you have your /dev/hda9 mounted in your fstab on your debian (i assume this is where your main grub resides)?

If not then the boot process is looking for something that isn't there.

Another thing is I think you have to edit your fstab on your gutsy to reflect he "new" root parameters ie. /dev/hda9 instead of root = UUID = blah, blah.

So in your gutsy fstab do something like this:

instead of

# /dev/sda3
UUID=b26109ae-62fb-4f2b-a5af-823cbdeac6f3 / ext3 nouser,defaults,errors=remount-ro,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0

this:

/dev/sda3 / ext3 nouser,defaults,errors=remount-ro,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0
#UUID=b26109ae-62fb-4f2b-a5af-823cbdeac6f3 / ext3 nouser,defaults,errors=remount-ro,atime,auto,rw,dev,exec,suid 0 0

I hope this helps because any other solution is very cryptic and probably for one of the real experts here