Hi!
You did not understand me. This is not a live linux system! I am trying to
install Mandrake on empty disk and I get this when I use root disk for
installation!
Bye, Alen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Civileme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Alen Salamun" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 1:23 AM
Subject: Re: [expert] Can't install Mandrake 8.0?? (Uable to mount root
fs...)
> On Friday 11 May 2001 11:54, you wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I have installed Mandrake 8.0 on DOZEN machines so far no problem. But
on
> > on this particular one it won't install!
> > It is a rackmount Intel machine with normal IDE disk! No scsi, radi...
> >
> > No matter if I boot from CD, Floppy, do text or graphics install, do NET
or
> > CDROM installl....Nothing helps, always same result!
> >
> > I get:
> >
> > Cannot open root device "" 08:05
> > ...
> > Kernel panic: Unable to mount root fs
> >
> > It seems like it can't mount the ram drivers it created!?
> >
> > Bye, Alen
>
> OK that 08:05 is partition 5 of SCSI disk 1.
>
> I think you know the drill, F1 at splash screen and type "rescue" Then
>
> # dmesg
> # mount /dev/sda5 /mnt
>
> Of course, if that errors out, try mounting where it is supposed to be
> according to install....
>
> Once mounted
>
> # chroot /mnt
>
> and use mc (or also mount /usr and use your favorite editor)
> to edit /etc/fstab and /etc/lilo.conf
>
> And change the mount point... It has probably been relocated by an
embedded
> off-board specialty Ultra-66 or Ultra-100 type controller.... For example
if
> it is hdh then try hdf hdd hdb... Or if hdg then try hde hdc hda
>
> Once the mount point is changed, attempt a reboot. If no dice then
continue
> checking the other possibilities.
>
> Once you get it up and running, check the links in /dev for any other IDE
> devices like /dev/cdrom, /dev/zip, /dev/ls120 which may also have been
> affected.
>
> Civileme
>
> Civileme
>
>
>
