Install RH 9.0, 8.0, and 7.3 Won't Boot????

[GnomeProject]

I have tried to boot into a linux installation on my dual proc machine and for some reason I keep getting this error after the boot splash/install screen:

RAMDISK: compressed image found at block 0
crc error<6> Freeing initrd memory: 1976k freed
EXT2-fs: unable to read superblock
cramfs: wrong magic
FAT: unable to read boot sector
isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev=9:00, iso_blknum=16, block=32
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 09:00

I know one of my two hard drives has bad sectors, but I believe I mapped them all out using the MAXTOR disk utilty...I have tried this after a low-level format as well as formatting with fdisk...any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

-Adam

[Darkbolt]

did you recently recompile your kernel? or is this off a fresh install?

[kevinalm]

Makes me think that your initrd doesn't contain an ext3 module. By default, rh kernels support ext3 as a module. If you compiled a kernel for ext3 fs, then you either have to compile in ext3 or create a new initrd and point the bootloader to it.

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by GnomeProject

Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 09:00


One solution I've seen for the 09:00 error is to disable power management in the bios.

See if a JL forum search for '09:00' will find some of those previous threads on the same error.

[GnomeProject]

I am gonna try to disable power management when I get home from work tonight and see how it goes. Thanks.

-Adam

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by GnomeProject
I am gonna try to disable power management when I get home from work tonight and see how it goes. Thanks.



And try the JL forum search for '09:00' as there are a few previous threads on the same problem.

[GnomeProject]

I already did...thanks.