Re: First install
sounds like
1) floppy is bad
2) root image is bad
3) the method you used to write the root disk was incorrect.
nate
Herb Cee wrote:
>
> Dunno if this correct list for first install?
>
> In case here is:
> debian 2.2 flops for idepci, rescue, root,
> drv.
> Used rawrite2 to make flops from DOS
> rescue boots to VFS: Insert root floppy disk
> to be loaded into RAM disk and press enter.
> RAMDISK: compressed image found at block 0
> invalid compressed format (err=1),6.apm:BIOS
> version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (driver version 1.13)
> apm: disabled on user request.
> VFS: Insert root floppy and press enter
> On pressing enter I get 8 lines of file
> stuff ending with trans blk size = 512
> Kernal panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
> 02:00
>
> I dunno where to look for what to do. If
> this is wrong list please point me, thank you
>
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