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how to install linux....problems?

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Name: muco
Date: June 14, 2001 at 18:50:49 Pacific
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while trying to install linux madrake 8.0,after booting from the cd and pressing enter, i get the error message
kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:05
i use a toshiba satellite 225cds
133mhz pentium
16mb ram
hard disk (toshiba)
cdrom -toshiba



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Name: mdake 8.0
Date: June 16, 2001 at 18:58:59 Pacific
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with only 16mb of ram, you won't be able to run the newer KDE and GNOME GUI's...they req minimum 32 MB with a pretty good video card. Unable to root mount file system happens when the installer can't find logically find your hard drive (this may happen with SCSI controllers for instance).....


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Name: muco
Date: June 17, 2001 at 16:27:31 Pacific
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so please how do i make it logically find my hard drive


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Response Number 3
Name: Earl Gibbs
Date: June 17, 2001 at 19:56:18 Pacific
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I just had the same panic when installing Red Hat 7.1. I booted from DOS and used a DOS program
that writes zeros to the drive - erasing the partitioning. I then
was able to do the install of linux
without the panic.
good luck


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