Re: Linux install error

1998-10-11 Thread Frank Barknecht
Shane S. hat gesagt: // Shane S. wrote:

> I am trying to install debian linux on this laptop i have.
> When I bootup with boot disk, i get the following error.
> Parition check:
> hda:
> attemtp to access beyond end of device
> 03:01: rw=0, want=2, limit=0
[... and so on]

> And it sits there forever.
> Can someone help?

Might be that your boot disk is corrupt. This happens quite often,
floppies are junk :( Try using another floppy. You can make one with
rawrite. Please read the installation guide on www.debian.org for
further instructions.
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Linux install error

1998-10-09 Thread Shane S.








 

 

I 
am trying to install debian linux on this laptop i have.


 


When I bootup with boot disk, i get the following 
error.


 


Parition check:


hda:


attemtp to access beyond end of device


03:01: rw=0, want=2, limit=0


EXT2-fs: unable to read superblock


attempt to access beyond end of device


03:01 rw=0, want=2, limit=0


MINIX-fs: unable to read superblock


attempt to access beyond end of device


03:01 rw=0, want=1, limit=0


FAT bread failed


attempt to access beyond end of device


03:01: rw=0, want=33, limit=0


isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev 03:01 iso_blknum 16 block 
32


Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:01


 


And it sits there forever.


 


Can someone help?


thanks


shane