[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: intalling RedHat 5.2 with a boot disk and a cdrom



Today, Yuval Raviv blurbed:


> i'm trying to install linux with a boot diskette.
> after i choose to install from a cdrom the setup program halts 
> with a blue screen.
> if i press ctrl-d i get the following message:
> Kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:18
> 
> i downloaded the files from a mirror site and burned then
> to a cdrom when \RedHat is in the root.
> i used a windows95 to burn the cd.

then I'm sure you didn't use RockRidge extensions, which are required by
RedHat, I'm sure, instead of "MS Toilet" long name format used by win9x.

also, certain files should be marked executable, and FTP doesn't cover
that.

> why can't i intall using the boot disk and cd directly?
> what does the kernel panic message means?

make a better CD next time? :-)