kernel panic
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
Thu Sep 6 01:51:07 UTC 2007
Karl Larsen wrote:
>> But the modules need to match your exact hardware. If you have a
>> normal old IDE controller, you shouldn't need this to boot.
>>
>> If you boot the install CD/DVD with 'linux rescue' at the command
>> prompt and your fstab file is correct, it should mount the system
>> partitions for you and suggest a chroot command for troubleshooting.
>> After you do the chroot, you'll have all the installed system
>> facilities at your disposal to edit the /etc/modprobe.conf file and
>> run mkinitrd, including the man pages. When you are done, type exit
>> twice to unmount cleanly and reboot (once for the chroot shell, once
>> for the rescue shell). If the rescue mode boot doesn't mount the
>> partitions for you, then you have some other problem to fix first.
>>
> Thanks Les, I printed this email and will spend time doing it right.
> I have just a standard IDE controller so expect to see nothing.
Perhaps you have some other problem then. Did the rescue mode boot
mount the partitions automatically and suggest the chroot command?
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
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