FC2 ext3 system. Boot FC3 CD-1. =Kernel Panic.

[Nat Gross]

Terry Polzin wrote:

>On Monday February 14 2005 20:37, Nat Gross wrote:
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>>My existing FC2 system (which I don't mind re-partioning re-installing)
>>is jealous. It won't allow FC3 on it.
>>
>>Here is the scoop:
>>Hardware: Dell 4500, 2ghz Pentium, 1 gig ram, 1 ATA 80 gig drive. (NON
>>sata.) Currently running FC2 a-ok.
>>FC2 was installed with default filesystem, ext3.
>>
>>Now, I boot FC3 CD-1 (which I can read ok from) and I get a kernel panic
>>like this:
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>>.....
>>md:...autorun DONE.
>>RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0.
>>crc error
>>VFS: Cannot open root device "<NULL>" or unknown-block(8,3)
>>Please append a correct "root=" boot option.
>>Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
>>unknown-block(8,3).
>>================
>>If I try the mediacheck option, I get the same message, before the
>>mediacheck begins.
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>Could this be a case where noidedma is required on the boot line?
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I tried "Linux noidedma" with the same result.
Thanks
-nat