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steves68
08-18-2001, 10:36 AM
When I try to install Redhat 7.1 I get the following error:

VFS:Cannot open root device"" or 08:41
Please append a correct "root=" boot option
kernel panic:VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:41

Let me tell you a little about my system configuration. I have added an ata100 controller. in the installation instructions it suggested connecting the CDRom drives to the onboard controller and not the ata100 controller.

As a result the linux install sees 2 CD-rom drives as hda and hdb and my first hard drive as hde. I think that is my problem, linux is looking for the first hard drive to be hda.


Question: is there any way to force linux to install on hde1? If so how?


Help Please,

Thanks
Steve Stark

furrycat
08-19-2001, 10:09 PM
http://discussions.linuxplanet.com/Forum2/HTML/000093.html