Try taking the RAM out and re-installing it. Sometimes this will clean
the contacts and also may properly seat the RAM in the socket.
Ed.
Russell Hires wrote:
>
> 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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