what kind of hard disk controller do you have?
i had that problem with AIC7000 HD controllers on RH.
i needed to get a driver for it at the RH site. i dont
know if you are experiencing the same thing.
--- Andreas Bergstrøm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> When I attempt to install LM 8.0 on my computer it
> hangs during
> the initial load of the kernel with an error message
> like this:
>
> VFS error: Unable to mount root device "" or 08:05
> Please set a correct "root=" boot option
> Kernel panic: Unable to mount root filesystem on
> 08:05
>
> I have tried setting root= to /dev/ram /dev/ram1 and
> such, but
> I have been unable to get the installation working.
> This computer
> has no problems with the 7.0 and 7.1 installation
> routines, so I was
> wondering if you had any sudgestions.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> May you live long and spamless,
>
> Andreas Bergstrøm
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