On Thu, 1 Jul 1999, Syed Baqar Tahir Kazmi wrote:
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> Dear Seniors,
> Greetings!
>
> Being very new to Linux. On my 2nd day with Linux i encountered a
problem
> that im unable to resolve. I was trying to Boot Linux, from a different
> system setup
> configuration then from the one when i installed it.
>
> Installation Configuration:
> I installed Linux when there was only 1 HardDrive(2.1GB LBA), 1 IDE
CD-ROM
> Drive, 1 PCI Network Card, But No SCSI Hosts, Drive
> Partitions(DOS-FAT16=805MB, Linux Native=1101MB, SWAP=108MB).
> With the above configuration i booted linux cuple of times that day.
>
> Test Configuration:
> Now when i tried to boot Linux, when the system setup contains,
> 1 IDE HardDrives(2.1GB LBA) -(1st Controller as Master)
> Partition(DOS-FAT16).
>
> 1 IDE CD-ROM Drive -(1st Controller as Slave).
> 1 IDE HardDrives(2.1GB LBA)
> -(2st Controller as Master) Partitions(DOS-FAT16=805MB, Linux
Native=1101MB,
> SWAP=108MB).
>
> 1 SCSI HardDrive(1GB). -(on SCSI Host Adopter).
> Partition(DOS-FAT16).
>
> 1 PCI Network Card.
> etc...
>
> Now in the BIOS Setup i set the BOOT SEQUENCE to "D" drive, the one on
the
> 2nd controller, ie.
> 1 IDE HardDrives(2.1GB LBA)
> -(2st Controller as Master) Partitions(DOS-FAT16=805MB, Linux
Native=1101MB,
> SWAP=108MB).
>
> After restarting i got the"boot:" (prompt). It booted DOS, no problem
with
> that.
>
> Now when i tried to to boot linux, it started booting linux but stoped
after
> giving the "Kernet panic: VFS Unable to mount root fs on 03:02". Please
see
> attachment of Last Screen Shot for booting details - and if possible
can
> anybody make
> it easy for me understand.
You booted the kernel successfully. Then, because it was set up to
mount /dev/hda2 as /, that's what it tried to do. You don't have a
/dev/hda2 in this configuration. Probably, at the boot: prompt, you can
enter <image name> root=/dev/hdc2
boot: linux root=/dev/hdc2
Probably, you used linux for the name, right? If all you've done is
shift what was primary master to secondary master, just telling it to
look for / where it is instead of where it used to be will get you
going. Then fix your /etc/lilo.conf to correspond with how the system
is now set up, and rerun lilo.
You could also use the rescue option of your install floppy to get your
system going and fix lilo.conf, but I think just the extra boot:
parameter should do it.
>
> How can i resolve this problem? do i need to reinstall Linux?
> if so, can i have it install with the current configurations(on 2nd
> Controller HDD),
> My next setp was to install WinNT4(Server) on 1st HDD, along with Win97
> (currently installed), and after removing DOS Partition form SCSI HDD
and
> dividing it half for UNIX and half for (DOS 6.22 or Win97) +
> WinNT4(WorkStation).
>
> Where can i find more help.
>
> Thanks
>
> Best Regards
> -Kazmi
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