Waiting for root file system... ...
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Hi
I am trying to make a smooth transition fom windows to Debian in my work PC.
I needed to be sure that not having win on this machine wouldn't affect
my work, since unfortunatelly we use many windows-based applications.
For that, I thought of first installing a proof-of-concept Debian inside
a VM. This way, I could go on installing Debian and all the tools I
needed without having to break my workflow.
Since I wanted to make the move from MS to freedom, before I started
with the adventure, I freed space in my HD and told the VM to use my
physical disk instead of creating a virtual one. At the moment, I have a
fully working Debian Lenny that runs smoothly inside the VM.
The current situation is as follows:
When I boot the PC, I am presented with a GRUB menu with three options:
Debian's stock kernel, the same kernel but single-user, and Windows.
Currently, I am only able to boot Windows. After doing that, When I boot
the VM, I get the same GRUB menu and can boot Debian without a problem.
The problem is when I want to boot Debian directly on the PC and not
inside the VM. The boot process starts normally, but then hangs. The
last lines that appear in the boot are:
Begin: Mounting root file system... ...
Begin: Running /scripts/local-top ...
Done.
Begin: Waiting for root file system... ...
And from there, I can only Control-Alt-Delete or do a cold reset.
The machine is a Dell Optiplex GX280 P4-HT with 2GB RAM and a 80Gb IDE HD.
Any ideas?
Cheers,
Cassiano Leal
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