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Hello and help! I'm trying to install debian using debian-installer. I'm booting from the hard disk, using the method recommended by the Installation HOWTO, section 2.5 The relevant lilo.conf entry: image = /vmlinuz label = newinstall initrd = /initrd.gz And in the root directory I have vmlinuz, initrd.gz and sarge-i386-netinst.iso . When I try to boot, the kernel loads OK but then throws a kernel panic because the VFS is unable to mount the root filesystem. I have googled around, and I assume this is because the kernel doesn't have support for my hard drive compiled in. My hardware: Toshiba 7020CT laptop. Some useful(?) info Portege:/home/dash2 # cat /proc/ide/hda/model TOSHIBA MK6412MAT Portege:/home/dash2 # cat /proc/ide/hda/driver ide-disk version 1.12 Portege:/home/dash2 # fdisk -l Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 789 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 25 200781 82 Linux swap /dev/hda2 * 26 789 6136830 83 Linux hda2 is formatted as ext3. Any help would be much appreciated. David -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQFAW0I7BvZlKr+TqnwRAoQlAKCmv9kq9Ys0Use2lCAV/Tu4nf1P2gCfQwOn R6QvcxW49IIumUk2jSH2uno= =ZHlG -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
