Install hangup....

[Karl Larsen]

Joseph wrote:
> Karl Larsen wrote:
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>> Joseph wrote:
>>     
>>> David Vincent wrote:
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>>>> Joseph wrote:
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>>>>> I haven't gotten assistance yet for this problem, and by 
>>>>>           
>>> 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):
>>>
>>> 	[   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)
>>> _
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> OK...   everything is exactly as I see it on the screen.  I hope this too is detailed enough.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Joseph
>>>
>>>       
>
>
> Karl, you'd commented on my error, but the real problem is in the last part.  Would you come over 
> here and help me with the last part....    which I will re-iterate:
>
> 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):
>
>   	[   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)
>   _
>
>
> So can you offer any wisdom for how to correct this problem??  Also, what do you do with a loader 
> that's hung up?  I would think that you wait or shut it down....   both of which I'm told is not 
> good.  There's nothing else to do.
>
> Joseph
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>
>
>
>   
    Tou are the only person I have ever done this to. You are way to 
uneducated to teach a thing to. So try to get what you want from someone 
else :-)

Karl


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