i got the same message.
boot from diskette.
it works fine.
Mike
Jonathan Alexander Daniel wrote:
> I just got a RedHat 6.0 from CheapBytes for an upgrade from 5.1
>
> I booted from DOS using:
>
> c:\> d:
>
> d:\> cd \dosutils
>
> d:\dosutils> autoboot.bat
>
> The program began to boot into Linux, but then after a series of messages I
> got the following:
>
> VFS: cannot open root device 08:21
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:21
>
> Then the computer hangs and I have to get out of this by pushing the reset
> button, after which I can get back into both Windows and Linux without
> trouble, but of course without having upgraded Linux to 6.0.
>
> Can anyone suggest anything?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jonathan Daniel
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jonathan Alexander Daniel wrote:
> I just got a RedHat 6.0 from CheapBytes for an upgrade from 5.1
>
> I booted from DOS using:
>
> c:\> d:
>
> d:\> cd \dosutils
>
> d:\dosutils> autoboot.bat
>
> The program began to boot into Linux, but then after a series of messages I
> got the following:
>
> VFS: cannot open root device 08:21
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:21
>
> Then the computer hangs and I have to get out of this by pushing the reset
> button, after which I can get back into both Windows and Linux without
> trouble, but of course without having upgraded Linux to 6.0.
>
> Can anyone suggest anything?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jonathan Daniel
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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