Help needed!! Kernel panic problem after upgrading RAM

nparab · 04-12-2003, 11:35 AM

I am relatively new to linux. I had installed Redhat 8.0 on my dual boot PC. Everything worked fine until I upgraded my RAM from 128 to 256 MB.

I have not been able to start Redhat 8.0 since then. My Win98 boots fine and shows the new memory. But Redhat stalls with a Kernel Panic Error saying VFS unable to mount root

Please help!!!

Thanks,
Nilesh

Q*Bert · 04-12-2003, 11:48 AM

Are you using GRUB or LILO?

nparab · 04-12-2003, 11:56 AM

Actually, neither. I had Win98 installed previously on my m/c and did not want to modify the MBR.

So, I am using 'loadlin' to load the linux kernel.

nparab · 04-12-2003, 01:03 PM

Problem solved.

I had to change the root=/dev/hda5 to root=/dev/hdc5 on the loadlin command line.

Also, after booting I had to change the swap partition in /etc/fstab from /dev/hda6 to /dev/hdc6.

Thanks for your help.

Nilesh