[Gllug] Help please - with following - non - starting Linux

[Jackson, Harry]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Rutter [mailto:johnrutter at ntlworld.com]
> 
> I have Mandrake Linux 2.4.8-2.6Mdk installed as a dual boot 
> with WME by myself.  I have the £56 Mandrake Linux 8.1 boxed 
> set.  It installed no problem until 
> one day.  Now at the welcome screen the system freezes with 
> the message:
> "Kernal panic: VFS: Unable to to mount root fs on 03:05"
> If you have any suggestions for getting roungd this problem I 
> would be grateful.  I have tried to reinstall Linux but the 
> existing partition is not recognised.  I have a 
> 40 Gb hard disk split in 2 equal partitions.  Athlon 1.3 Ghz 

How important is the data on the disk.

Harry


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