Re: Linux on a 755CX

["John H. Kim" <jokim@tuna.mit.edu>]

On Thu, 2 Nov 1995 washide@CQO6.whirlpool.com wrote:

> Has anyone gotten Linux to run on the 755CX yet? I've tried all the
> 
> The boot disk comes up just fine. I'm prompted to insert the root
> disk - once I do I get the following error:
>   
>   Kernel panic: VFS 1.2.13 Unable to mount root fs on 02:00
> 
> ...and then we're locked up.

A problem I had with Slackware and the 1.2.8 kernel on my TP750 was that
the prompts were never really clear on when to change the disk.  It
prompted me twice.  If I put in the root disk the first time, it would
read the disk then give an "unable to mount root fs" message and lock up. 
If I left the boot disk in it would read the disk, then prompt me again
(different prompt).  Put in the root disk at that point, and the system 
would come up (off ramdisk).

Or so I recall.  :)
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