Hi, Leo,
Lot of thanks for your response and time spent.
Both /boot (size 30M) and /root were in Ext2. Before re-installation
I deleted all partitions first. Still I could not understand what mistake
I have committed. Linux-Mandrake 7.2 runs great in the same PC and Hard disc.
I was a little bid tire of trying Linux-Mandrake 8.0 continuously without
any result. Then I turned to Linux-Mandrake 8.1. Having its ISO images
download from the website I started installation with the CDs thus
prepared. It went through smoothly and the mouse was alive. However after
re-starting the mouse die.
I started /configuration/hardware/HardDrake. All devices on its window did
not show any description including the mouse. I attempted to evoke the
file on the menu bar, such as File, Options, Tools and Help but without
response. I tried Ctrl/Alt/Shift and f/i/l/e combination
key. Unfortunately it did not work.
I logout and re-started the PC. During exiting follow error messages pop-up
- /dev/psaux : No such device or address
- Link error messages pop-up ���
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- Mainloop returned Console Init : No such device or address
- INIT : no more process left in this runlevel
The PC hanged on forcing me to re-boot the PC
No improvement made after re-starting. I tried twice re-installing
Linnux-Mandrake 8.1 with the same result
Could any guy on the list shed me some light. Thanks in advance.
Best Regards
Stephen Liu
At 03:26 PM 10/4/2001 +0800, you wrote:
>Dear Stephen,
>
>Try to use ext2 file system for /boot and allocation about 30M to it (on
>separate partition).
>Then rest root partition (can use reiserfs,...).
>Mount point of /boot partition is /boot and root partition is /
>
>Before re-install, during partitioning, delete the partitions first(not your
>data or windows ones).
>
>Regards,
>Leo Hon
>
>Stephen Liu wrote:
>
> > Hi all people,
> >
> > Have any guy on the list encountering the same problem in installing
> > Mandrake 8.0
> >
> > I tried several days to install Mandrake 8.0 but met with frustration.
> >
> > My partition table is as follows:
> > (It is a blank hard disc of 3.3G for running Linux-Mandrake 8.0 only)
> >
> > - Native partition for /boot 5 MB
> > - Swap 260 MB (2 x 128 MB RAM)
> > - Rest for root partition
> >
> > Each time after installation completed and re-starting, following warning
> > message prompts:
> >
> > Kernel Panic:VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:05
> >
> > I even tried installing Mandrake 7.2 first. After it worked successfully,
> > then I installed/upgraded it to Mandrake 8.0. But I still could not get
> > the later to work. At re-start the same warning signal prompts.
> >
> > Would it be the bug problem of Mandrake 8.0 ? ? ?
> >
> > Best Regards
> > Stephen Liu
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