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d3vilm0nk3y 09-17-2002 11:50 PM
i need help
 
alright here is the thing first off i am a total newbie to linux i was booting my linux and i got this message

VFS: cannot open root device 03:07
Kernel Panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 03:07

i have no freakin idea wht this means ok seriously it wont continue to boot all i wanna do is boot the stupid machine so please help me PLEASE AHHHH!! thanx fer all the replies

exigent 09-18-2002 01:02 AM
well, for some reason the root filesystem can't be mounted because it can't be opened! you probably have a corrupt installation. is this the first boot, or rather, has it booted before?

j-ray 09-18-2002 06:03 AM
...and how did u install what?
jens

d3vilm0nk3y 09-18-2002 01:54 PM
well i had put in my SUSE LILO boot sector disk rite and when i tried to boot the machine it gave me that kernel panic thing when i try to boot linux linux 2.4 or SUSE

exigent 09-18-2002 02:12 PM
your installation is corrupt. you have to install it again thr ight way.


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