bios related setup problems?????

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From: aftab
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 00:00

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Cannot install red hat 5.2

have a qaudtel bios by phoenix technologies.(version 2.01s)

keep on getting CRC error VFS: c annot open root device 08:22
                        Kernel Panic : VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:22

after some experimentation I find that the bios control sequence seems to be
causing the problems.

Bios takes control of shadowing the system from ROM to RAm and same for
VIDeo
also one can enable and disable sytem memory cache via the bios.

when the bios is set to shadow the system and video into ROM instead of ram
the booting disk works fine until I get to the section on making partitions
and hey presto its a kernel panic take cover!!

WHat are the technical reasons for this and how can I get around this

any help appreciated, thanks

e mail anjum64@hotmail.com

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