This could be a problem with the way the cable is hooked up. Here are things you can try.
When you turn on the computer, before lilo starts, you should see a message that says "Press F1 for setup" or something like that. Press the appropriate key and wait for the setup screen to appear. Then look for information about the hard drive. If you don't see your hard drive, there is a hardware problem. Do this every time you change a drive or cable. There is a jumper on the hard drive that can be set for Master, Slave or Cable Select. there might be a diagram on the hard drive that shows you how to set the jumper. If you have a cable select type cable, you have to put the jumper on Cable Select. If not, if you have only one drive on the cable it should be on Master or Single. If you have two drives on the cable, one is master and the other is slave. Check to see if the cable is plugged into the correct part of the motherboard and that it's facing the correct direction. You can also try a different cable. ----- Original Message ----- > Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:39:09 -1000 (HST) > From: Karen Lofstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [LUAU] Kernel panic? > To: HOSEF management discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Linux/Unix Advocates/Users Hawaiian community discussion list > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > > I had assembled my Frankensteined system unit, installed Mandrake, and had > my new Linux box working successfully. BUT ... I didn't have IDE cables > long enough to connect to the drive drawer. So I got and installed new > cables, booted up the machine, and got an error message. The system starts > lilo, chugs along until it gets to mounting root, fails, flails around a > bit, and then gives me a kernel panic message. > > It can't be the hard drive isn't working, or it wouldn't get as far as it > does. I'm sure that this is something simple and obvious, but flipping > through my Linux books doesn't help. Any advice for a confused Linux > newbie? > > -- > Karen Lofstrom > > yes, newbie, because this is the first time I've built a Linux system from > scratch > -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm
