installation problems

marccu · 09-24-2003, 06:56 AM

im trying to install redhat 9
errors about being unable to mount root appears..

crc error<6> freeing initrd memory
VFS cant open root device
...
Unable to mount root

then something asking me to boot using root=
appears?

what does this mean?

iv tried installing debian and mandrake and they do fine.

can someone help me.

Thanks
M-arc

marccu · 09-24-2003, 06:59 AM

and.. im using athlon 2600 512ram dual booting xp and some other linux

dave bean · 09-24-2003, 07:36 AM

how did u partition yor hard drive ?

marccu · 09-24-2003, 08:33 AM

fat
ext2
swap
ext2

marccu · 09-24-2003, 10:04 AM

by fdisk

dave bean · 09-24-2003, 11:10 AM

sorry cant help. . . i just installed red hat and had a simialar problem but twas related to partition magic
gud luk

abbasakhtar · 09-24-2003, 05:32 PM

im havn the same problem, i used partition magic, can anyone help ??

abbasakhtar · 09-24-2003, 05:33 PM

david bean can u help me plz ??

marccu · 09-25-2003, 05:11 AM

oh.. wats wrong with partition magic? i used it to merge one of those partitions.

abbasakhtar · 09-25-2003, 06:39 AM

im not sure, but i dont thinbk it creates linux ext2 properly, it only completes step 2 and doesnt finish step3, or something, david bean ru there?

marccu · 09-25-2003, 06:57 AM

oh.. but slackware installs properly... weird..

dave bean · 09-25-2003, 07:57 AM

yeah u probly wanna start again. my hard drive after partioning and in order

swap (system memory size)
ext 2 (install lilo and '/' here)
xp ntfs
extended partion
logical fat32 for boot magic

hope this gets u back on track. but basically when i got the simialar error it woz cos i had partioned like a noob

peace

marccu · 09-25-2003, 09:54 AM

uhm.. start again like.. remove my xp and stuff and repartition again? or just the linux side?

I tried running cfdisk with slackware.. I deleted the partions of linux i previously made ( including the one i merged using partion magic).. and repartitioned again using cfdisk.. but no avail.. still the same thing.

dave bean · 09-25-2003, 01:56 PM

hey marccu, i just mean restore your hard drive to just windows and try again with only partition magic.
1 - make fat partition for boot magic
2- install boot magic
3- click new partition in partition magic and click linnux
4- Set size for swap and select ext2 for linnux

install lilo on ext2 partition and boot magic will be automatically disabled. u'll find it easier if u have only the partitions i mentioned before.

im a bit wary about trying to help u since i only installed red hat as a dual boot a few days ago and the problem i experienced was through not really understanding partitioning and not reading the red hat documentation.

good luck and sorry i cant really help u further

marccu · 09-28-2003, 06:01 AM

thanks