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On Mon, 15 Sep 1997 15:15:11 -0500, Dan Ascheman wrote: >Hi all, >I am using Slackware96 Linux 3.1.0 > I am used Partition Magic to set up Free Space on my HD to load Linux >and > I am having some problems. > I set up the Free Space as "unformatted", reboot and load the bootdisk, > type in "ramdisk floppy=thinkpad" , enter the rootdisk, press ENTER, > and I get the error: > Kernel Panic: VFS : Unable to mount root fs on 02:1c > I have tried "ramdisk floppy=thinkpad" > AND "ramdisk hd=788,32,63" at the LILO prompt, neither of which works. > Any suggestions? > Can you enter ramdisk options twice?? (thinkpad and hd) > When I use ramdisk hd=788,32,63 it says: > RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0, invalied compressed format > But when i type in ramdisk floppy=thinkpad, it says, "Java Binary >Support > v1.01 for Linux 1.3.98: > VFS: Insert root floppy and press ENTER > Why do I have to enter the rootdisk twice?? > Then I everntually get Kernel Panic:VFS:Unable to mount root fs on 02:1c > > By the way, I am using bare.i for my bootdisk, and color.gz for my > rootdisk. > Thanks, >Dan Ascheman > Try it without the thinkpad parameter. Otherwise, bare.i and color.gz should be okay. Paul