I had already had this problem, and it was because the desintallation had
not removed the menu item in Window's config.sys... try removing it to see.
Tim
> I am trying to install Linux Mandrake 6.1 using Lnx4win.
>
> I have got as far as completing an installation successfully(??) but with
> Lnx4win only allocating 400 megs of space for the image size installation
(I
> had wanted 1 gig space). Unfortunately I got in a muddle with the password
> and user name and couldn't get into the final Linux system.
>
> I uninstalled Lnx4win as directed and then deleted the Lnx4win directory
but
> on reinstalling Lnx4win, I can not get Lnx4win to set up the Linux image
> file and swap file so the installation fails. (Under the setup it asks if
I
> am ready to boot under Linux and then when started crashes with the
> following error message:
>
> **Preparing Loopback device
> **Kernel panic:VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:21
>
> I find two text files in the Lnx4win directory which contain the proposed
> sizes for the Linux file and swap file I have chosen from the menu, but
the
> installation program doesn't format them.
>
> This suggests that there is something that the uninstall routine has
failed
> to remove properly which (without the formation of the Linux file and
swap)
> is preventing Linux Mandrake from installing.
>
> Anyone have any thoughts?? I've been itching to try Linux but I am very
> frustrated getting so close to installation without succeeding.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Craig Joly
>
