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Re: Help

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From: Rhakios
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 18:23
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In article <3b49487d.2145073@news.redbird.net>, "H0+_D0gg"
<hotdogg03*nospam*@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I am having trouble installing Mandrake 8.0 when i go to basic(first)
> install screena nd simply press enter (there are 2 options, A) press
> enter for install and B) press F1 for more options)  it goes to 'second
> stage install' and sez  root"" is not valid
> then sez   program crashed abnormally... unmounting filesystems /proc
> 
> when i press f1 at the first screen and type   linux root=" " it sez
> Kernel panic: I have no root and i want to scream!
> 
> help?
> 
This is presumably root on the install disc, perhaps you have a duff one.
-- 
Bye, Rhakios
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