On Thu, 2005-12-08 at 16:58 +0000, pjbk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I hope someone can help me here > > I am trying to install Fedora Core 4 on a P4 with 512Meg memory > > I boot from the first CD, and the initial Fedora installation screen > appears. Whatever option I choose, it loads VMlinux, something else I > don't remember, and goes through a number of standards or tof start up > messages before exiting with a kernel panic. Unfortunately the messages > disappear before I can note the full text, but it seems to be something to > do with being unable to find a system with label NULL or (8,3) > > If I try to boot specifying an explicit root= parameter then the same > message occurs with the device name replace NULL and (0,0) instead of > (8,3) > > Any clues as to what I might be doing wrong? > > I have installed FC4 on other systems before with no problem > > Peter King > In case it doesn't. Can you post your hardware (especially disk) configuration? Gilboa
