A Linux kernel prints out the message "Kernet panic: VFS Unable to mount root fs on 03:02" if it doesn't find out a file system on a device which is root (but not only in this case!). So, the most probably you didn't change the "lilo.conf" file (see /etc). If so, its Linux section still contains old 'root': root = /dev/hda2 whereas you boot from /dev/hdb2. It is better not to change the above string in 'lilo.conf' but to add new Linux section with new "label =" and "root =" that gives options to boot from more than one hdd or/and partitions. Regards, Yuri >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. > >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 >Technical Support, Development & Fun. >-------------------------------------------------------- >"One, Who Starts Tyranny, Will Repent Soon." -- Hazrat Ali (A.S.). >-------------------------------------------------------- >Phone:+92(021) 601-687. Fax:+1(707)885-2950. ICQ:20931411. >URLs: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://sbtkazmi.freeservers.com >-------------------------------------------------------- > {+^&^+} Always Keep Smiling... ;-) >-------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >Attachment converted: PowerMac HD:scr#1.txt (TEXT/MSIE) (0000C451) ============================== Yuri Kropachev PhD, Associate Professor School of Computer Science Universiti Sains Malaysia 11800 Penang, Malaysia Tel: (60-4) 6577888 ext.2127 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =============================
