Install problem

[85fleetwood]

I知 installing mandrake 10.1 for the first time. After selecting install or upgrade I get a "Kernel panic: VFS Unable to mount root FS on unknown-block (1,3)" Error message. I知 completely new to Linux. Am I doing something silly?

[AndrewB]

have u already had to format the hard drive?
sorry im not really up to dake on mdk but ill take a stab

[85fleetwood]

I tried writing zeros to the drive and reformatting it. Still no luck.

[AndrewB]

I tried writing zeros to the drive and reformatting it. Still no luck.

what?

[drakebasher]

I tried writing zeros to the drive and reformatting it. Still no luck.

what?

I think he's talking about wiping the drive, some say "low-level format", explained here:

http://freepctech.com/pc/001/007.shtml

In Linux, I think the right command is 'dd if=/dev/null of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1'

MS has an assembly routine run with debug here: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;106419

[85fleetwood]

I wanted to thank everyone for the help and comments. I did a low level format and reformatted with fdisk. It is actually a crc error. I知 having similar problems loading windows. It looks like a serious hardware problem. It痴 probably time to retire this pup. This PC is a dinosaur. I知 going try again this week with a different PC. Thanks!

[Holy]

I think that 10.1 may have some bug in the kernel used during installation.
Disabling external cache doesnt work for me.

Distro 9.1 never given me crc error...
even thou I am trying to install this 10.1 (before I tried 9.1) on a Intel Pentium 150 (without MMX), 48 MB RAM. (RAM tested for 1 hour, no errors)

Please, does anyone have an idea how to over-come this problem?
Any links on a i586 kernel or something ? :o

I only need to get ANY up-to-date and working Linux distro. on ANY Pentium without MMX, so It can become a router with Apache-server...

(2 years I am trying... why everytime some new and unknown error comes ??? Which no one knows how to solve? I ask God: Why?? ) :O

[Holy]

Just to make thinks CLEAR.

I get the same error as the iniciator of this thread. I will write last three lines to make it totally clear:

RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
crc error
Kernel panic: VFS Unable to mount root FS on unknown-block (1,3)


please, help! (at least: why 9.1 worked, on this dinosaur PC ??? )

[geovino]

I have finished experimenting with Mepis Linux. It's needs more work. I plan to install Mandrake 10.1 soon. I have a second hard drive (hdb) and it has been partitioned from the Mepis install. When installing Mandrake, will it just install over what is already there? Do I have to reformat it first?

Thanks,
Dave

[alresave]

you can install over the mepis partitions, mandrake will clear them and install you just have to choice 'custom partition' and then choice the right hard drive to install