[K12OSN] problem in starting a new dual boot machine in Linux

[Huck]

not too sure...but doesn't XP utilize 2 partitions?
some little funky tiny one...and then the main partition...
A friend just called me about this last week, and was mentioning 
something about finding a small hidden partition...
his was a compaq laptop though...not a dell.

--Huck

John P. Conlon wrote:
> I am trying to turn my new Dell Inspiron 6000 into a dual boot machine.  It came with Windows
> XP Pro installed.  I used Partition Magic 8.0 to move the NTFS windows partition boundary to
> give me room for Linux. I installed K12LTSP 4.1.0.  The installation went okay but on the
> restart I get the following screen text lines:*
> 
> Uncompressing Linux... OK, booting the kernel.
> audit(1110305405.379:0): initialized
> ide0: I/O resource 0x1F0-0x1F7 not free.
> ide0: ports already in use, skipping probe
> Red Hat nash version 3.5.22 starting
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)*
> 
> This does not appear to be a Grub problem but rather something else.
> What do I need to do to fix this?  Please be detailed as I am still
> in the dangerous stage of learning (just enough knowledge to wreck a computer).
> 
> Thanks
> Pat
> 
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