Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 00:00

[dakingsella]

I'm new at Linux though I have been able to load a workstation using Redhat 9. I also had a server loaded but the motherboard fried so I put in a new motheroboard and a bigger hard drive.

I was able to format the harddrive using a DOS diskette with fdisk and format.

When I tried to install Redhat 9 I got the following message:

Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:01

So, I put the harddrive in that I had previously successfully installed Redhat 9 on, and when I tried to boot from the harddisk I received basically the same message.

What am I doing wrong? Where do I go for diagnostics?

I appreciate any help I can get.

Dave

[kriss]

use rescuemode and post what this gives you:

fdisk -l
can /etc/lilo.conf

[lordnothing]

can /etc/lilo.conf

shouldn't that be
cat /etc/lilo.conf
?? I hate the 'n' and 't' on Dvorak.. I always type them wrong...

[dakingsella]

Since my post I have run some hardware diagnostics and have determined that I have a bad motherboard, disk diagnostics indicate a bad bios and also get error messages during startup that indicates the USB controller is bad. I am going to take the motherboard back to the store and get it replaced with a new one and start this over again.

Consider this problem closed!

[kriss]

dakingsella: Ok, good luck then

lordnothing: Yeah, but I was in hurry when I wrote that post, but what I usually type wrong is the s and -