Yes, I am trying to get Linux on here, and Windows is completely gone. I formatted the C: drive. I keep getting this error when I try to autoboot from the linux cd, "Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 09:02". Any thoughts?
-----Original Message----- From: maximilian sichart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 5:38 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: not perl, but need some help with Linux... Frank McCollum wrote: > Does anyone know where to get help if you destroy a computer while > installing Linux...? > > Problem (of course this comes up after formatting c: drive and using a boot > disk) > 1. Linux autoboot.bat program detects windows running and will not install > (of course windows is not running, though) > 2. Windows setup.exe informs user "Cannot re-install Windows from Dos > Prompt" > > So I am stuck with a computer with a Dos operating system and no way to move > forward... > > HELP would be greatly (I mean greatly) appreciated. Please excuse the > non-perl question, but I know we got some Linux users here and I am > desparate now. > > -Frank > will you install linux ? i think the problem is that you try installing with the help of win... start par example a mandrake linux from cd. this should work. m.s. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
