Install hangup....

[Karl Larsen]

Joseph wrote:
> David Vincent wrote:
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>>> I haven't gotten assistance yet for this problem, and by 
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> After I sent this, I'd gone for a walk.  When I came back about a half hour later, it had indeed 
> installed.  However, I'm back at the error point where I was before.
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    That is NOT the case. It must have just quit without doing anything. 
The error you copied is a kernel complaining all is not right.

    You can not just walk out and leave a loader stuck at a problem. 
This will just screw up your system.

Karl

> It wouldn't boot from the HD, so I put the disk in and booted in the "Safe Mode" which took me to a 
> list of choices.  I chose the "Recovery Mode" and here's the errors I get in the last couple of 
> lines starting with the one that appears correct (lines are as seen on the screen):
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> 	[   34.484528] RAMDISK:  Compressed image found at block 0
> 	[   34.493544] invalid compressed format (err=1)
> 	[   34.494287] VFS: Cannot open root device "UUID=dc6c48c4-cc9b-4851-a668-a132c5
> 9bafbe" or unknown-block(0,0)
> 	[   34.494351] Please append a correct "root=" boot option; here are the availab
> le partitions:
> 	[   34.494414] Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown wn-block(0,0)
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> OK...   everything is exactly as I see it on the screen.  I hope this too is detailed enough.
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> Any ideas?
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