Well, you went way overboard on reistalling and the whole bit. If you just
installed new RAM and your kernel panics, then take out the new RAM... If
that doesn't work, ask around first...The days of having to do a complete
reistall are over: you're using Linux now, my friend. You've been delivered
(at least partially if you have to use it at work) from the Evil Empire...
Russell
On Thursday 19 July 2001 23:25, you wrote:
> I am NOT amused.
>
> I started getting these error messages immediately after installing new ram
> on an ASUS K7V (slot A) with a K7-750mhz cpu.
>
> "Invalid session number or type of track"
>
> "Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:05"
>
> Thinking the partition holding root had failed, ("substance" happens) I
> totally re-installed.
>
> Then I re-installed while switching from ReiserFS to Ext2 for the root
> partition.
>
> Then I manually fdisk'd the whole shebang and started over. I have, in
> fact, done 3 full and 2 partial installs tonight.
>
> The bios sees 1.5 g of ram. Linux has been told about it (during each of
> the installs). The mobo certainly supports this ram (3 x 512MB / PC133).
> But I am definitely getting a recalcitrant error message and am forced to
> write this email from the HP machine.
>
> Oh yeah ... the Linux version is Mandrake 7.2. I don't think this is much
> of a factor but I am including it for completeness.
>
> Help?
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