Hi newbies & non-newbies (may your tribe increase) Well, this is the second time (original install November 2001 - panic Jan 2001), So ... It may have been 'cos the 12yo exceeded his winME partition size (around 10goig), or the (apparently) faulty power source ... anyway, the hd was unable to be formatted or partitioned (needed 3 days & $299 to be fixed) , so was factory formatted ... and new power supply, and the hd worked. Yay! Reinstalled Feb 21 2002, another kernel panic 28 April 2002. remember we have a new power supply and this time ample (over 2 gigs) left on WinME partition, so why did I get a "kernel panic: unable to mount root fs on 03:05" this time? Is it *time* related ... can't be space or power supply related ... can it? The system (dual boot M8.0 and WinME, has been fine, until this) Pentium III 866, 256 RAM, 20 gig hd, LILO, KDE, non-graphical login, nvidia card (tnt2 riva), external dynalink rural modem ... sheesh is that enough? - Oh, it is the powerpack, but registered in Jan or Dec so can't do the expert thingy.. Help ... please, I want to go to Linux only (yes, I'll do the Transgaming thing and the CodeWeavers, and TurboPrint thing (printer is Epson 480) ... I'm lacking in $ but prepared to pay for service .. despite being in NZ - where USD mean big bucks), and my 12yo is prepared to sacrifice some short term goodies for longevity. -- Cheers and TIA and I'll remember your help UTDSFOATCCSK (Until The Desert Sands Freeze Over And The Camels Come Skating Home - old invocation from my student nursing days) Helen
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