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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