Re: [LI] Kernel 1.2, Slackware 2

["Venkatesh . K" <genisys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Oct 07, 1999 at 10:14:54PM +0530, G.Gautam wrote:
> 
<snip>

>         I am trying to install the slackware distribution of pcq ( spring
> 1996 ). I used the lininst.exe in the lininst folder. The options I used are
> color, IDE controller, IDE(Atapi) CD-ROM, networking=no. I created the root
> & boot disks. Rebooted with boot in drive. It wanted some parameters. I
> didn't enter any. The ramdisk loads. Then it asks for a ramdisk floppy.
> Lininst didn't create any, so I inserted the root floppy. It complained with
> some CRC errors and prompted for the rootdisk. I proceeded with current
> disk. Then I get some error messages like,
> 
>             Unknown PCI device : look into linux/include/pci.h
>             aha152x    : porttest failed.
> 
> Finally installation stops with
> 
>             Kernel Panic VFS : Unable to mount root fs on 21:00 ( this
> number pair varies every time I try. )
> 

If you are using motherboards with PCI interface, your are
bound to see these messages as kernel you are using may have
no/partial support to PCI bus.

You would be better off with a new distribution unless you have
a old 386/486 which probably work with this kernel.

Regards,

-- 
Venkatesh. K

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