"c.s.h." wrote:
> I need some SERIOUS help...
>
> Very Brief History: I had a (mostly self-built) dual-boot linux/win98
> system running for about 2 days, and then it started rebooting at will. I
> had the MB/CPU/RAM/CPU/Power replaced and now I'm staring all over again.
>
> ..but nothing works. I think its a hardware problem, but I'm going stark
> raving mad trying to pin it down. Windows doesn't install, using 2
> different CDROM drives (although they both may be bad) and two different
> HDs (although one is too small so Windows install stopped), numerous
> fdisks, formats, and scandisks.
>
> So, in a state of despair, I tried to install linux to see what would
> happen. I booted to the CheapBytes CDROM I booted to for the first
> install, and it starts loading the kernel and doing autoprobe stuff, but
> hangs after the following error:
>
> partition check
> hda
> RAMDISK: compressed image found at block 0
> crc errorVFS: cannot open root device 08:21
> kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:21
>
> I have no idea what the hell this is, and I'm so sick of all this, I'm
> wondering if I should just throw all my time and money out the window.
>
> Somebody help a lost soul.
>
> --chris
>
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Did you by any chance do a pre-Win9x disk doubler ?? Some of the older hard
drive disk doubling software did some strange things to drives. Has your
linux install gotten as far as Disk Druid? You may also have to boot to a DOS
floppy and repartition / format the hard drive.
Hope it helps.
Joseph Gardner
Senior Designer / Technical Support
Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH
