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

[John Rutter]

Dear Bred
Thanks for your reply.  Windows does boot OK, its only Linux that does not boot.  I'll try your suggestions.
08/02/2002 17:39:39, Ian Norton <bredroll at atari.org> wrote:

>On Fri, Feb 08, 2002 at 05:10:09PM -0000, John Rutter wrote:
>> 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 128 Mb RAM
>> Thanks.
>> John Rutter
>> 
>> 
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>hmm, root is /dev/hdc5 ? no? (i cant remember)
>
>hmm, does windows still boot? 
>
>anyhoo,
>
>insert your mandrake install cd and boot the pc from it, when it says 'press
>enter to begin install or whatever' type in 'rescue' it will then boot from the
>cdrom, you should have a fair number of good unix tools now to have more of a
>look, dont resort to reinstall until you are sure things have dissapeared.
>
>keep posting :-)
>
>bred
>
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