On Fri, 2006-11-24 at 16:20 -0600, Michael Satterwhite wrote: > Aaron Konstam wrote: > > On Fri, 2006-11-24 at 11:20 -0600, Michael Satterwhite wrote: > >> David Timms wrote: > >>> Michael Satterwhite wrote: > >>>> After installing Fedora Core 6, I couldn't get it to boot. > >>>> > >>>> The first time, I tried installing it with gnome and kde. Note that I > >>>> tested the media before installation. When I tried to boot it after > >>>> installation, it hung at syscall_call+0x7/0xb. > >>>> > >>>> I tried another installation, this time with just gnome (I figured I > >>>> could install kde after the system was up). When I tried to boot it > >>>> after install, I got > >>>> > >>>> Mounting local filesyste [Failed] > >>> Did you keep some partitions from your old system ? > >>> This can occur when a mount folder has not been correctly marked with > >>> selinux. > >> The only partition I kept from my old system was the /windows partition > >> - I don't want to have to restore Win2K just because I changed linux > >> system - and I do sometimes have to run windows for work. > >> > >> > > One question when you used the gui partitioning tool what did you say to > > do with the partition mounted as /windows? > > It's a vfat partition. I told the partitioning tool *NOT* to format it. > I also said to mount it as /windows. > Now I am really confused. There seems to be two people asking questions and I guess I replied to the wrong one. I will have to rethink this whole interchange. -- ======================================================================= Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. -- Aesop ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
