newbie cant install fedora

[Javier Perez]

On 8/29/05, Frank Lenhard <franky at ixdream.com> wrote:
> 
> any idea someone? i was reading up a lot on this error on other
> forums, but it mostly appears when the hard drive support breaks while
> compiling a new kernel or such.
> with me its right from the install dvd. i dont even see the installer.
> i also tried the option root=/dev/hdc but it didnt changed anything.
> 
> ciao
> franky
> 
> 
> This is a forwarded message
> From: Frank Lenhard <franky at ixdream.com>
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Date: Sunday, August 28, 2005, 2:29:41 PM
> Subject: newbie cant install fedora
> 
> ===8<==============Original message text===============
> Hello list,
> 
> first post here.:)
> 
> i downloaded the fedora core4 iso, burned the dvd and
> try to install linux.
> for some reason linux doesnt boot into the installer but instead gives
> me a kernel panic error:
> 
> kernel panic not synching: VFS: unable to mount root FS to unknown
> block (3,2)
> then flowwed by screens full of numbers and codes.
> 
> i use a opteron246 system with 2gb ram, QuadroFX1000 and for this
> purpose a ide harddisk.
> on this harddisk is a installation of suse linux.
> i tried the noprobe and acpi=off options at the promt (when it aks me
> to hit enter to get to the graphical installer)
> 
> any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
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Did you try doing a media check first? 

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