Looks like you went ahead and did what I was going to suggest. Since
you're a newbie, in their very early stages, I would suggest against a
beta release. I think once you've become more familiar with Linux and
become more and more comfortable, then you can do some beta testing.
But for every day use and true familiarity learning, a beta release of
anything isn't in your best interest.
Try starting with Mandrake 7.2. Go with the workstation install to
start with. That would probably be your best options. It installs
pretty simply and pretty smooth. You can go through and configure a few
things in the install like modem dial up, or network adapter. Which
ever you so choose.
As for your Beta 8 error message... I'm not sure what to say. I did
download the beta over the weekend but haven't installed it. I was
going to put an extra hard drive in one of my machines at home and then
install on that. But that machine's been up 18 days with out a burp and
I felt remissed to take it down. So I've not encountered your error
message and I don't know what has changed in the new version to really
help. But I suggest you stick with 7.2 for a while. Even after 8 is
released in the next few months. Stick with 7.2 until you're
comfortable and then switch over and do a developmental server install
in 8.0. That way you can progress as you're ready with more things on
your machine "play with."
I hope that helps, and good luck with your new install. I think you'll
find that it will run very smoothly.
tdh
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* Jegleim Joar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010305 04:34]:
>
> Please be patient with my english, it's kind of poor :
> Hi,
>
> I've tried out Linux for the first time. My collegue at work recommended
> Mandrake, so I downloaded the newest version (though it's still a beta)
>
> I've got Windows ME installed from before, on my primary partition (have
> only got 1 disk).
>
> The installation went OK, and rebooting seems OK too when I come too the
> boot option where I can choose between Windows and Linux (I'm using the boot
> manager that came with the Mandrake installation).
> BUT
> when I try to boot into Mandrake from there I get the following error (or
> Kernel Panic as it says) :
>
> "Kmod failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k block - major -33, errno = 2
> Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic : vfs: unable to mount root FS on 21:07 "
>
> The machine freezes and I've got to reboot...
>
> Since I'm a total newbie to Linux, these lines doesen't tell me anything,
> and I just don't know where to begin the troubleshooting...
> I've tried to reinstall at least 10 times during the weekend, with the same
> result and error...
> I've tried with different kinds of partitioning from one for" /home","
> /root"," /"," /swp", too just 2 partitions containing the" /" partitioning
> and the" /swp" partitioning...
>
> Well it says that I've got to append a correct "root =" option, but that's
> kind of impossible for me as a newbie... And how come the installation says
> that "installation completed sucsessfully" (or something like that) when
> Mandrake rebootes after finishing copying all the installation files to the
> harddrive.
>
> If needed, this is my hardware :
> mb : Abit Be6 II
> CPU : celeron fcpga 566@850Mhz
> HD : IBM ATA100 30Gb (ide)
> cd-rom : plextor (scsi)
> cd-writer : yamaha (scsi)
> Sound : Soundblaster 128pci
> Graphics : 3dfx voodoo 3
>
>
> I'd really appreciate some help ;)
> In the meanwhile I'm gonna try the 7.2 version of Mandrake ;)
>
> from
> Joar Jegleim
> Oslo, Norway
>
> P.S
> Please reply to both [EMAIL PROTECTED] and my home e-mail :
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