Hello, I am having problems installing kernel 2.6 on my Dell Optiplex GX280. I have seen a lot of traffic on the web and the forums about this, but have not found a full fix.
I am starting with a working 2.4 installation. This required me to switch the SATA mode in the bios from compatability to normal. I have tried to install the 2.6 kernel image package, but it fails to boot. It fails on a cannot access /dev/console kernel panic. I understand that this is due to the disks not being accessible. I have seen reference to changing the kernel arguments from "root=/dev/hda2" to "root=/dev/sda2" . I have tried this with no success. I have then tried to do an install from the netinstall 31r0a ISO. Doing either a "linux26" or an "expert26" it fails to find the CD drive after the initial boot and language selections. It is rather important that I am not left with an unbootable system - I need to keep my working 2.4 system viable until I have a working alternative. I am sure that there must be documentation on this problem somewhere. Please can someone point me at it. Ta Dave -- Dave Whiteley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone +44 (0)113 343 2059 School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering The University of Leeds. Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
