[techtalk] RE: Error installing Red Hat Linux 7.0
Shannon- I remembered seeing this once before, but that was a problem with a SCSI adapter?. In any case, your root filesystem here isn't on your hard drive anyway, it's on the floppy you're booting from. Chances are then the problem is with the floppy (I've already found 3 bad floppies out of a box of 50 I recently bought :() Try creating new ones off of the cd. A search on google confirmed my suspicions, and points to the other possibility of a busted floppy drive (they die often enough as well): Question: Problem with Boot Disks I'm a beginner. After creating the boot disk using rawrite with boot.img as its source, I tried to boot using the diskette. After I pressed , my PC froze. Here is the last line of the message: RAMDISK : Compressed image found at block 0 CRC errorVFS : Cannot open root device 08:22 kernel panic : VFS:Unable to mount rootfs on 08:22 Answer: Use a pair of brand-new floppy disks, and this problem should go away. The compressed file system placed on the root disk consumes almost all the disk, and any errors on the disk will cause this problem. Usually, replacing the disk with a fresh floppy will solve the problem. The worst-case scenario is a bad floppy drive, but that is unusual. Good luck; let me know how it goes... -Brian -Original Message- From: Shannon Botz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 10:51:59 -0600 Subject: [techtalk] Error installing Red Hat Linux 7.0 I am having problems installing Red Hat Linux on a computer. I am using a P3 550mhz with 64meg of RAM. After booting with the floppy and entering any install type (text, expert) I get the following error before the GUI install. crc errorVFS: Cannot open root device 08:41 Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:41. No matter what HD or Bios set-up I attempt to use, I get this error. Every once in a while I get into the install GUI but it locks up after the partition prompt. Any ideas on how to fix this? -- ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk
[techtalk] LILO problems
I've got my laptop set to dual boot RedHat & Win98, with linux as the default. My boyfriend uses the computer to play windows-specific games, and very frequently he isn't paying attention to the computer when it boots, so it goes into linux. This is a real pain for him, and a few times he's turned the power off while it was booting because he didn't want to wait. I have tried editing the lilo.conf file, but it doesn't seem to be acknowledging my changes. Setting default=dos does nothing, but all changes I make seem to do nothing. For example I have tried changing the lable of other partition from "dos" to "Windows" or "win" or "DOS". I reboot, and lilo still says "linux, dos". When I look at the file again, my changes have been saved. Is there possibly more than one copy of lilo.conf? Can other settings elsewhere override it? -- A Kozic A Kozic| Tell a man there are 300,000,000,000 stars ICQ 97567379 | in the universe and he will believe you. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and [EMAIL PROTECTED] | he'll have to touch it to be sure. ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk
RE: [techtalk] LILO problems
Did you rerun lilo to implement the changes before rebooting? Jason -Original Message- From: A Kozic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 11:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [techtalk] LILO problems I've got my laptop set to dual boot RedHat & Win98, with linux as the default. My boyfriend uses the computer to play windows-specific games, and very frequently he isn't paying attention to the computer when it boots, so it goes into linux. This is a real pain for him, and a few times he's turned the power off while it was booting because he didn't want to wait. I have tried editing the lilo.conf file, but it doesn't seem to be acknowledging my changes. Setting default=dos does nothing, but all changes I make seem to do nothing. For example I have tried changing the lable of other partition from "dos" to "Windows" or "win" or "DOS". I reboot, and lilo still says "linux, dos". When I look at the file again, my changes have been saved. Is there possibly more than one copy of lilo.conf? Can other settings elsewhere override it? -- A Kozic A Kozic| Tell a man there are 300,000,000,000 stars ICQ 97567379 | in the universe and he will believe you. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and [EMAIL PROTECTED] | he'll have to touch it to be sure. ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk
Re: [techtalk] LILO problems
Heya -- > I have tried editing the lilo.conf file, but it doesn't seem to be > acknowledging my changes. This is exactly your problem. After editing the lilo.conf, you have to run /sbin/lilo to copy your changes into the master boot record. (The MBR itself is what gets read at boot. So if you don't do this, your changes don't take effect.) It's kinda like kill -HUPing a daemon after you change the configs. Cheers, Raven = "May you live in interesting times, May you get everything you ask for, And may you come to the attention of those in power." -- ancient Chinese curses __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk
Re: [techtalk] LILO problems
On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 11:30:41AM -0500, A Kozic wrote: > I've got my laptop set to dual boot RedHat & Win98, with linux as the > default. My boyfriend uses the computer to play windows-specific games, > and very frequently he isn't paying attention to the computer when it > boots, so it goes into linux. This is a real pain for him, and a few times > he's turned the power off while it was booting because he didn't want to > wait. > > I have tried editing the lilo.conf file, but it doesn't seem to be > acknowledging my changes. Setting default=dos does nothing, but > all changes I make seem to do nothing. For example I have tried changing > the lable of other partition from "dos" to "Windows" or "win" or "DOS". I > reboot, and lilo still says "linux, dos". > > When I look at the file again, my changes have been saved. > > Is there possibly more than one copy of lilo.conf? Can other settings > elsewhere override it? This is a very common mistake to make, so don't feel too bad. You have to run `lilo' to make the changes in lilo.conf actually effective. Remember, when your lilo boot loader runs, you may not even have access to the lilo.conf file, depending on your partitioning scheme. By running `lilo', you place the configuration information in lilo.conf actually on your lilo boot sector, so lilo can use it on boot. I think, somebody will scream if I'm too far off on that point. But regardless, you have to run `lilo' to make the changes effective; of that, I'm sure. hth, -- Dr. David C. Merrill http://www.lupercalia.net Linux Documentation Project [EMAIL PROTECTED] Collection Editor & Coordinatorhttp://www.linuxdoc.org Finger me for my public key Systems programmers are the high priests of a low cult. -- R.S. Barton ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk
Re: [techtalk] LILO problems
After making your changes to the conf file, run the command lilo and then make sure it doesn't report any errors. Your changes should now be live. -elainerd A Kozic wrote: > > I've got my laptop set to dual boot RedHat & Win98, with linux as the > default. My boyfriend uses the computer to play windows-specific games, > and very frequently he isn't paying attention to the computer when it > boots, so it goes into linux. This is a real pain for him, and a few times > he's turned the power off while it was booting because he didn't want to > wait. > > I have tried editing the lilo.conf file, but it doesn't seem to be > acknowledging my changes. Setting default=dos does nothing, but > all changes I make seem to do nothing. For example I have tried changing > the lable of other partition from "dos" to "Windows" or "win" or "DOS". I > reboot, and lilo still says "linux, dos". > > When I look at the file again, my changes have been saved. > > Is there possibly more than one copy of lilo.conf? Can other settings > elsewhere override it? > > -- A Kozic > > >A Kozic| Tell a man there are 300,000,000,000 stars > ICQ 97567379 | in the universe and he will believe you. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | he'll have to touch it to be sure. > > ___ > techtalk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk
[techtalk] reinstall idiot questions
I have a rather stupid problem. Exceedingly stupid considering that I now work for SuSE... but to get to the point. I need to replace the red hat 6.2 on my box with suse 7.1 pro for work reasons (otherwise id just upgrade to RH7). The problem is that I don't have a CD-ROM drive on my computer so I'd need to install from the CD-ROM on the server. My husband says swapping a CD-ROM into my box is not an option (he is king of the system) but neither of us knows how to install remotely. Does anyone have any advice? Also I am going to try to conquer this stuff generally on my own wiht just a little backup from my hubby. So any general tips for a new install of SuSE would be appreciated (esp. re getting a wacom working). Thanks! bex ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk
Re: [techtalk] LILO problems
On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Raven, popcorn ninja wrote: > This is exactly your problem. After editing the lilo.conf, you > have to run /sbin/lilo to copy your changes into the master boot > record. (The MBR itself is what gets read at boot. So if you don't do hey.. now that IU'm actually thinking about this.. how do you do the same thing with grub? Elfchick --- When reality divides into shards before my eyes, shattering like a mirror broken, is it too much to ask that I be allowed then to "eep" softly? -- Omnicynic ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk
RE: [techtalk] reinstall idiot questions
Put the CD in the server and share it out with either FTP, HTTP, or NFS. Then just do a remote install using the SuSE boot disks. Jason -Original Message- From: Rebecca J. Walter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 12:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [techtalk] reinstall idiot questions I have a rather stupid problem. Exceedingly stupid considering that I now work for SuSE... but to get to the point. I need to replace the red hat 6.2 on my box with suse 7.1 pro for work reasons (otherwise id just upgrade to RH7). The problem is that I don't have a CD-ROM drive on my computer so I'd need to install from the CD-ROM on the server. My husband says swapping a CD-ROM into my box is not an option (he is king of the system) but neither of us knows how to install remotely. Does anyone have any advice? Also I am going to try to conquer this stuff generally on my own wiht just a little backup from my hubby. So any general tips for a new install of SuSE would be appreciated (esp. re getting a wacom working). Thanks! bex ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk
Re: [techtalk] Error installing Red Hat Linux 7.0
On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 07:08:42PM +1100 or so it is rumoured hereabouts, [EMAIL PROTECTED] thought: > Shannon Botz wrote: > > > I am having problems installing Red Hat Linux on a computer. I am using a > > P3 550mhz with 64meg of RAM. After booting with the floppy and entering any > > install type (text, expert) I get the following error before the GUI > > install. crc errorVFS: Cannot open root device 08:41 > > Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:41. > >No matter what HD or Bios set-up I attempt to use, I get this error. > > Every once in a while I get into the install GUI but it locks up after the > > partition prompt. > > > I've not seen this sort of error, but my suspicions would be that > either the boot floppy is fscked (try another boot floppy, or a boot > CD). Or that there's something fscked in the hardware. > > My _suspicion_ would be hard drive, since it's trying to mount > a root filesystem. I'd be inclined to doubt that. I'm thinking that the root device for a linux *install* process is actually a ramdisk rather than a physical device. OTOH, a quick grep on ls -l /dev reveals brw-rw1 root disk 8, 41 Aug 24 2000 /dev/sdc9 device 08:41 appears (on my system AMD K6-2 350) to be the 9th partition on the 3rd scsi disk on my scsi-less system!?? -- Conor Daly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Domestic Sysadmin :-) - Faenor.cod.ie 11:25pm up 8 days, 10:00, 0 users, load average: 0.08, 0.02, 0.01 Hobbiton.cod.ie 10:27pm up 8 days, 8:37, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk
[techtalk] X4 and fonts
I've been trying to get extra font packages to work with X4 particularly the freefont and sharefont packages. I've read documentation, but so far I haven't found anything that will help. I have added their font path to my xconfig file and still nothing. Is there anyone out there who's been able to get these to work? What am I overlooking? Shawn Ann ___ techtalk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/techtalk
