>From Owen Jones on Monday, 2004-07-05 at 09:18:32 +0100: > Hi, tried using the rescue disk but it through up this error : > Kernel Panic : VFS : Unable to mount root fs on 3a:05 > The lilo error cant of been caused by me using bitmaps this was a new install > I like david barons idea, there may well be corrupt boot records, > this thing is messed up from trying to install many diferant OS's
I had a related problem recently. I used Knoppix to boot the computer, and wanted to chroot and reinstall lilo, but Knoppix could not find the partition table (no partitions were listed in /etc/fstab, and I could not mount the hard disk). The initial symptoms were 90 90 90 on the screen, as you describe, and on another occasion a message "no operating system" when I tried to boot. I wish I could describe for you more precisely what the situation was, but this is all I remember. At first I thought I was sunk, but then I tried the System Rescue CD, and it (somehow!) found the partition table and booted into the lost system with the "disk1" boot option: http://www.sysresccd.org/ I don't know what magic this CD uses, but it sure helped me! Conrad -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
