Sounds like you have disk problems again. Try booting from the install CD, press F1 and type RESCUE.
It will allow you to mount your files systems under /mnt. First question then is: can you mount them? If so, try fsck. That should at least give you more data to come back to the list. HTH Brian On Sun, 2002-04-28 at 19:26, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi newbies & non-newbies (may your tribe increase) > Well, this is the second time (original install November 2001 - panic Jan > 2001), So ... It may have been 'cos the 12yo exceeded his winME > partition size (around 10goig), or the (apparently) faulty power source ... > anyway, the hd was unable to be formatted or partitioned (needed 3 > days & $299 to be fixed) , so was factory formatted ... and new power > supply, and the hd worked. > Yay! > Reinstalled Feb 21 2002, another kernel panic 28 April 2002. remember > we have a new power supply and this time ample (over 2 gigs) left on > WinME partition, so why did I get a "kernel panic: unable to mount root > fs on 03:05" this time? Is it *time* related ... can't be space or power > supply related ... can it? > The system (dual boot M8.0 and WinME, has been fine, until this) > Pentium III 866, 256 RAM, 20 gig hd, LILO, KDE, non-graphical login, > nvidia card (tnt2 riva), external dynalink rural modem ... sheesh is that > enough? - Oh, it is the powerpack, but registered in Jan or Dec so can't > do the expert thingy.. > Help ... please, I want to go to Linux only (yes, I'll do the Transgaming > thing and the CodeWeavers, and TurboPrint thing (printer is Epson > 480) ... I'm lacking in $ but prepared to pay for service .. despite being > in NZ - where USD mean big bucks), and my 12yo is prepared to > sacrifice some short term goodies for longevity. > -- > Cheers and TIA and I'll remember your help UTDSFOATCCSK (Until > The Desert Sands Freeze Over And The Camels Come Skating Home - > old invocation from my student nursing days) > Helen > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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