Re: Dual Boot Problem

From: CW Harris (charris_at_rtcmarketing.com)
Date: 09/08/04

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    Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 12:23:08 -0600
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    On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 01:28:14PM -0400, Patrick Moroney wrote:
    > CW Harris wrote:
    > >On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 10:18:45AM -0400, Patrick Moroney wrote:
    > >>I'm trying to install Debian Sarge stable as a second operating
    > >>
    > >Sarge is not yet "stable"---still "testing"
    > >
    >
    > --Understood - but I've successfully installed other machines.

    Not what I meant. At the moment, stable = Woody, testing = Sarge, so I
    still don't know what you mean by "Sarge stable." Do you mean you are
    using the new Sarge netinstall CD to install "stable?"

    > >>system on a 200 gig drive and not having a lot of success. The
    > >>installation goes fine; I install Lilo in the MBR, the system
    > >>goes for a reboot and then I get the following errors upon reboot:
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>request_module[block-major-3]: Root fs not mounted
    > >>VFS: Cannot open root device "302" or 03:02
    > >>Please append a correct "root=" boot option
    > >>Kernel panic: VFS Unable to mount root fs on 03:02
    > >>
    > >>
    > >
    > >What kernel?
    > >Self compiled or from installation?
    > >What are your lilo/grub lines to the kernel?
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > --Whatever kernel with Sarge stable.

    What exactly are you using to install Sarge? CD from ??? Sarge
    netinstall CD (and what date)?

    > --The kernel is from the installation - no customization
    > --As far as lilo lines, I never get to boot into linux to see the lilo
    > lines. I really don't want to use grub.

    Why not? Although grub is strange to use at first (if you are already
    used to linux device names and lilo), it does have the advantage that
    you can dynamically change what it is doing at boot time. This can be
    convenient to fix some boot problems.

    Anyway, that is not really the topic, but it might be something nice to
    play around with later.

    [...]
    > >>Should I make the system so that it will only boot into debian
    > >>with a floppy? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

    It is sounding like a boot floppy might at least help you boot into
    debian to finish the installation, but I wouldn't make that a permanent
    situation. The booting problems can be fixed.

    > >
    > >Why not just boot from a rescue disk (I think most/all install disks can
    > >be used as rescue disks also--check the boot options) and fix the lilo
    > >install so you can boot windows also? This at least fixes your boot
    > >options until you figure out the debian install problem.
    > >
    > >
    >
    > --Will do with regard to the rescue option - I'll look at the boot
    > options. But pretty sure I tried this . . .
    >
    > >Alternately, I think XP allows you to create a boot menu that will boot
    > >another OS in its own partition (never tried this so can't vouch for how
    > >well it works).
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > --I basically would trust anything windoze - I'd rather Lilo control the
    > booting.
    >
    :> I second that. Although I have set up dual boot where windows has
    control of the MBR and installed lilo to my / partition (marking it as
    the bootable partition) to avoid having windows trash my lilo
    installation when it crashed/fixed things or upgraded (I never bothered
    to figure out what circumstances lead windows to re-write the mbr
    <shrug>). Rescue CD/boot floppy works just as well.

    P.S. No need to CC me, I read the list. 

    -- 
Chris Harris <charris@rtcmarketing.com>
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