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I am trying to boot from C:\ via loadlin onto Redhat 5.1 on /dev/hda2
Big disk (14.4 Gb, used fips to make room for partitions)

fdisk:
255 heads, 63 sector, 1024 cylinders (there are more...)
        /dev/hda1    1    1   990 7952143+   c  Unknown
        /dev/hda2  991  991  1121 1052257+  83  Linux native
        :

I copied the vmlinux file (I recompiled the kernel) to C:\ and booting
proceeds OK (similar to that of the floppy boot disk I made), until
this occurs:

        VFS: Cannot open root device 03:42
        Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount  root fs on 03:42

Is this the 1024 cylinder limitation in BIOS in a new disguise?? Is
there anything I can do to boot successfully via loadlin?

Regards,

Dag

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Quote:>I am trying to boot from C:\ via loadlin onto Redhat 5.1 on /dev/hda2
>Big disk (14.4 Gb, used fips to make room for partitions)
>fdisk:
>255 heads, 63 sector, 1024 cylinders (there are more...)
>    /dev/hda1    1    1   990 7952143+   c  Unknown
>    /dev/hda2  991  991  1121 1052257+  83  Linux native
>    :
>I copied the vmlinux file (I recompiled the kernel) to C:\ and booting
>proceeds OK (similar to that of the floppy boot disk I made), until
>this occurs:
>    VFS: Cannot open root device 03:42

This is /dev/hdb2, which doesn't exist in your system.

You entered the wrong root partition into your loadlin setup.

Quote:>    Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount  root fs on 03:42
>Is this the 1024 cylinder limitation in BIOS in a new disguise?? Is
>there anything I can do to boot successfully via loadlin?

Quote:>Regards,
>Dag

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