On Sunday 17 June 2001 20:27, Dale Kosan wrote:
> I tried to install 8.0 on my machine, the config is as
> follows: P2-400, Promise ATA 100 PCI card, WD 13 Gig drive,
> Maxtor 40 Gig drive, the WD is Primary master, Maxtor
> secondary master. The root partition is /dev/hde5. I installed
> to MBR and there is no Window's on this machine. When it
> satarts to boot it goes to Kernnel panic. I have typed in the
> correct parms at the prompt, no go either way. I only have the
> older screwed up 7.2 from Walmart and it sucks. Can someone
> help me get 8.0 installed or tell me where to download the
> real 7.2 iso's if this wont work? HELP ME CIVILME ! Thanks for
> your time.
Error scenario: Unable to mount root fs... error message.
When: After installation.
Why: The kernel is configured to initialize offboard controllers
before onboard controllers.
Solution: To prevent this error, do the following when you
install: At the splash screen "F1". Then type "linux
ide=reverse" at the bottom of the page displayed so that the
drives are properly mapped. Choose the expert installation
class. During partitioning, you will notice that the regular
hard drives will be called hda, hdb, hdc, or hdd, while the ATA
hard drives will be called hde, hdf, hdg, or hdh. When you near
the end of the install and are asked about the boot loader,
adjust each individual image. Add the "ide=reverse" text to each
image's append section and save the changes.
Alternatively, if you have already installed and do not wish to
re-install, you can follow these steps to correct the system:
Boot the system with "linux 3 ide=reverse vga=0". Ignore the
many errors you will see. Login as root. Mount the /usr
partition manually. You cannot use the /etc/fstab entries
because they are all reverse. If your /etc directory is on
another partition, mount it as well. Edit /etc/fstab with vi
and change hd[abcd] to hd[efgh] and vice versa. Edit
/etc/lilo.conf and add "ide=reverse" to the append statement of
each image. Execute /sbin/lilo. Reboot.
That is courtesy of several people but mostly Todd Lyons. I
continue to look for a better way to do this.
Civileme
