Cannot install Fedora Core 4

[Russell Golden]

yeah small problem with that... none of the modes will boot.
unless you mean i should let the thing run through its kernel panic 
script...?
I'm trying to install it on a laptop that doesn't have a floppy drive, 
might that have something to do with it?

Rick Stevens wrote:

>On Mon, 2006-01-09 at 18:48 -0600, Russell Golden wrote:
>  
>
>>nope.
>>it goes into panic after displaying "VFS: please append a correct 
>>'root=' boot option" or something to that effect. also says it can't 
>>find a device, then it gives (8,3), which i'm guessing is a location. 
>>the message saying it can't find the device comes before the VFS 
>>message. what is going on here?
>>    
>>
>
>It appears that the initrd file wasn't built with the ext3 filesystem
>support module or the lvm system.  Boot off the first CD in rescue mode
>and let the system search for and mount the existing system.  At the
>"#" prompt, do the following:
>
>	# chroot /mnt/sysimage
>	# cd /boot
>	# mkinitrd -v -f initrd-`2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.img 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4
>
>Verify that the ext3 filesystem module gets loaded in, and if you're
>using LVM, that the LVM modules get loaded as well.  When that's done:
>
>	# exit
>	# exit
>
>(yes, two "exit" commands--the first exits the chroot environment, the
>second terminates the rescue boot).  Pop the CD out and see if it'll
>boot.
>
>  
>
>>Oliver wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>try using acpi=off kernel boot option
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>>>>For some reason, I can't install Fedora Core 4 on my laptop. I can get 
>>>>the boot: prompt, but then it can't mount the root filesystem (i guess 
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>from the CD) and goes into kernel panic. I've done the checksums, and 
>>>      
>>>
>>>>they add up correctly. What should I do?
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>>>>
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