eventually this a documented bug of FC4, i forgot the link though, the workaround is after booting from CD, first type any garbage phrase or letter, like "garbage", the purpose is to first fail the kernel after doing so, oddly hitting enter after the error your installation will continue just fine :)
On 8/23/05, Leo Angelo Cordero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
actually, this is just an ordinary hp compaq desktop pc.
Specs are:
Pentium 4 3.0E processor
512MB RAM
80GB HDD (IDE)
I don't know if it has something to do with the installer but I
already used it several times. anyway, thanks for the info.
On 8/23/05, Alvin A. Delagon < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Leo Angelo Cordero wrote:
>
> >Hello everyone,
> >
> >Can somebody help me solve my problem on our samba server?
> >I am installing Fedora Core 4 on a new HP Compaq machine with P4 3.0E
> >and 80GB Hard drive.
> >
> >I was able to install RedHat 9 on it but when I tried installing FC4,
> >I received an error (kernel panic)
> >
> >......
> >
> >RAMDISK: Couldn't find RAM disk image starting at 0
> >VFS: Cannot open root device "<NULL>" or unknown-block(8,3)
> >Please append a correct "root=" boot option
> >Kernel panic: not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(8,3)
> >
> >.......
> >
> >Actually, the message is long but I was only able to get those line.
> >
> >Thanks.
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> I had a lot of experience of installer bugs on Fedora Core. One PC in
> our office wasn't able to install FC3 because the installer wasn't able
> to probe the s-ata harddisk. One friend of mine was able to boot to
> installer but it soon gets terminated once the installation starts.
>
> If you're installing FC on a s-ata disk that might as well your problem. =)
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