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Help! After installed Linux 99p4.62 (disk a1-a4) on a extended partition,
I reboot the computer with the boot disk prepared by Linux, and then
select 80x25 VGA mode by pressing space bar. But the computer reboot
again. This happens every time after I select the display mode.

Finally, I give up, and try to use 'bootlin' to boot Linux from DOS.
This time it runs all the way till the message "Partition table ok",
and hang in there after showing me the following error message:

MINIX-fs: unable to read superblock
EXT-fs: unable to read superblock
MSDOS bread failed
isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev 0x343 iso_blknum 16
kernel panic: Unable to mount root

I use the original a1 and a2 disk to boot again, and mount the partition
that Linux was installed to, everything are there.

I will really appreciate you help!

- Yifeng Ho -

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> Finally, I give up, and try to use 'bootlin' to boot Linux from DOS.
> This time it runs all the way till the message "Partition table ok",
> and hang in there after showing me the following error message:

> MINIX-fs: unable to read superblock
> EXT-fs: unable to read superblock
> MSDOS bread failed
> kernel panic

Yep, I have the same message,with the same bootlin.
My Linux partion is on /dev/hda5  and I thinks thats where bootlin
goes down the drain . If you look in the bootlin.asm you see a selection
menu which incoorporates hda1-4 , hdb1-4  , but no hda5 or 6.

Is your linux boot partition > 4 ?

Still working on the boot.asm file, maybe I get it fixed, let me know
your findings.

Quote:> I will really appreciate you help!

> - Yifeng Ho -

Harry Goldhoorn