--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I wonder if someone might understand my recent experience. > > I found that I couldn't boot any 2.4 kernel both from the hard disk > and from a Woody installation CD (No. 1) but could boot Sarge 2.6. > I also had a similar experience with MEPIS (including 2.6). > > In every case (when I tried a 2.4) there was a kernel panic message. > > The problem appeared when I carried my computer a short distance > in my car and has disappeared (I hope) after I transported it again! > I am now running Sarge 2.4. > > I call it a hardware problem because even an attempt to reinstall > Woody > failed to start. >
2.4 failed with a panic message (exact message would be useful) 2.6 worked 2.4 works now In this scenario, there are too many variables to identify the exact problem without more details. If I had to make a wild guess, one of the cards may have got dislodged from its slot during the move. -- Rajesh V http://rajesh.biz __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
