Posted by Bud Lange on November 13, 2003 at 20:12:34:
I'm not at all experienced with Linux. I used pdisk (mac OS version) to create the linux partitions on a hard drive to be used exclusively for Linux as per two or three sets of instructions on websites. It does have the standard Mac OS HFS partitions first.
When I try to install Mandrake on a Beige G3 minitower (old world) the last line of text says, "kernel panic: VFS : Unable to mount root fs on 01:03." Then there is a message that the computer will reboot in 180 seconds.
Does "01: 03" refer to a hard drive with ID= 1 and the 3rd partition?
I remember having the same problem six months ago and giving up then.
The hard drive I want to install on is ID 1 of the ATA 1 controller (hdd)
ATA 0, ID 0 hda (System 10.2.8, 9.2.2, 8.6 on separate partitions.
ATA 0, ID 1 not used
ATA 1, ID 0 (a CDRW)
ATA 1, ID 1 hdd
SCSI ID 0 sda (System 9.2.2)
Is there an issue with having PCI slot cards in the computer?
Thanks for your help