[SGVLUG] Blah - linux install headache on intel 945g based system

[Erik Espinoza]

You may want to give my slipstream notes. It may work with newer updates.

On 3/13/06, matti <mathew_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Ok - this was the systems I've mentioned
> at the meeting... the ones which now
> have made one of my associates into a
> linux hater! (at least on the desktop)
>
> setup:
>
> ASUS MB, P5LD2
> Intel P4, Intel 945G chipset (lga775 socket)
>
> Originally we had a SATA Harddrive installed,
> but the linux we tried didn't see it..
> (FC3 and FC4).
>
> So we installed a PATA harddrive (i.e. old style
> ATA).
>
> Linux didnt see the DVD burner.. so we used an
> external DVD (usb).
>
> After patching get the following on boot:
>
> Red Hat nash version 4.1.18.1
> Reading all physical volumes...
> no volume groups found.. (repeat 3x)
>
> mount: error 6 mounting ext3
> mount: error 2 mounting
> switchroot: mount failed: 2
> umount /initrd/dev failed: 2
> kernel panic -not syncing: Attempted to kill init!
>
> OK - now we have 2 systems we attempted
> to do this with, so I have doubts that
> it is bad hardware...
>
> anyone else heard of or seen this??
>
> thanks
> matti
>
>
>
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