Kernel panic

[milan]

I have Slackware Linux 9.1 installed on my computer for about a year.
Everything worked just fine untill yesterday. When I tryed to go to
Linux, 'he' gave me this message:

" UMSDOS: msdos_read_super failed, mount aborted
FAT: bogus logical sector size 53429
FAT: bogus logical sector size 53429
sh-2021: reiserfs_read_super: can not find reiserfs on ide0 (3, 3)
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:03 "

I have installed Win98 on the same computer a week ago, but Slackware
worked ok after that. I just noticed that I had to modify X-Windows
configuration, because monitor, graphic card and CD-ROM was not
adjusted as they should be. I have CD writer, and he was mounted as
SCSI - Slackware 'suggested' me to do that. But, after w98
installation, Slack could not find him on /dev/scd0, so I tryed to
find it on /dev/... and i think that i might tryed to mount hdd as
cd-rom ( :) ). Could that be the cause of my problem?

Either way, HELP ME!!!! I have a program to do(homework for faculty) -
deadline is Monday!

[Øystein Folkvord]

[email]ml01248@alas.matf.bg.ac.yu[/email] (milan) writes:

> " UMSDOS: msdos_read_super failed, mount aborted
> FAT: bogus logical sector size 53429
> FAT: bogus logical sector size 53429
> sh-2021: reiserfs_read_super: can not find reiserfs on ide0 (3, 3)
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:03 "
>
> I have installed Win98 on the same computer a week ago, but Slackware
> worked ok after that. I just noticed that I had to modify X-Windows
> configuration, because monitor, graphic card and CD-ROM was not
> adjusted as they should be. I have CD writer, and he was mounted as
> SCSI - Slackware 'suggested' me to do that. But, after w98
> installation, Slack could not find him on /dev/scd0, so I tryed to
> find it on /dev/... and i think that i might tryed to mount hdd as
> cd-rom ( :) ). Could that be the cause of my problem?

Hi there!

It seems to me that this problem is related to problems mounting your root
filesystem.

Did you ever experience a working Slackware after installing Win98 ? Else
it might seem as one of your linux-partitions are lost or damaged during
the install.
--
Øystein

[milan]

[email]ml01248@alas.matf.bg.ac.yu[/email] (milan) wrote in message news:<25a40b00.0405240110.42a137c9@posting.google. com>...

> I have Slackware Linux 9.1 installed on my computer for about a year.
> Everything worked just fine untill yesterday. When I tryed to go to
> Linux, 'he' gave me this message:
>
> " UMSDOS: msdos_read_super failed, mount aborted
> FAT: bogus logical sector size 53429
> FAT: bogus logical sector size 53429
> sh-2021: reiserfs_read_super: can not find reiserfs on ide0 (3, 3)
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:03 "
>
> I have installed Win98 on the same computer a week ago, but Slackware
> worked ok after that. I just noticed that I had to modify X-Windows
> configuration, because monitor, graphic card and CD-ROM was not
> adjusted as they should be. I have CD writer, and he was mounted as
> SCSI - Slackware 'suggested' me to do that. But, after w98
> installation, Slack could not find him on /dev/scd0, so I tryed to
> find it on /dev/... and i think that i might tryed to mount hdd as
> cd-rom ( :) ). Could that be the cause of my problem?
>
> Either way, HELP ME!!!! I have a program to do(homework for faculty) -
> deadline is Monday!

I forgot to mention that I CAN'T type any command to operating system,
because it freezes before any prompt is shown. My guess is that I will
need reinstallation of Linux. I will do it tomorrow, as soon as I get
installation discs. So, if U can help me, do it bvefore tomorrow!

[phn@icke-reklam.ipsec.nu]

milan <ml01248@alas.matf.bg.ac.yu> wrote:

> I have Slackware Linux 9.1 installed on my computer for about a year.
> Everything worked just fine untill yesterday. When I tryed to go to
> Linux, 'he' gave me this message:

> " UMSDOS: msdos_read_super failed, mount aborted
> FAT: bogus logical sector size 53429
> FAT: bogus logical sector size 53429
> sh-2021: reiserfs_read_super: can not find reiserfs on ide0 (3, 3)
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 03:03 "

> I have installed Win98 on the same computer a week ago, but Slackware
> worked ok after that. I just noticed that I had to modify X-Windows
> configuration, because monitor, graphic card and CD-ROM was not
> adjusted as they should be. I have CD writer, and he was mounted as
> SCSI - Slackware 'suggested' me to do that. But, after w98
> installation, Slack could not find him on /dev/scd0, so I tryed to
> find it on /dev/... and i think that i might tryed to mount hdd as
> cd-rom ( :) ). Could that be the cause of my problem?

> Either way, HELP ME!!!! I have a program to do(homework for faculty) -
> deadline is Monday!

Time to restore your backup ... ( you could use a rescuedisk and
examine partition tables, run fsck etc)

--
Peter Håkanson
IPSec Sverige ( At Gothenburg Riverside )
Sorry about my e-mail address, but i'm trying to keep spam out,
remove "icke-reklam" if you feel for mailing me. Thanx.

[David Magda]

[email]ml01248@alas.matf.bg.ac.yu[/email] (milan) writes:

> I forgot to mention that I CAN'T type any command to operating
> system, because it freezes before any prompt is shown. My guess is
> that I will need reinstallation of Linux. I will do it tomorrow, as
> soon as I get installation discs. So, if U can help me, do it
> bvefore tomorrow!

Your root file system ("/") seems to inaccessible for some
reason. If you access to a CD burner you could try using one of the
'recovery distributions' to investigate more.

People recommend Knoppix (it has a lot more than just recovery
tools):

[url]http://www.knoppix.org/[/url]

There's an article on it as well:

[url]http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-knopx.html[/url]

More here:

[url]http://plug.twuug.org/articles/cddistro.html[/url]

YMMV.

--
David Magda <dmagda at ee.ryerson.ca>, [url]http://www.magda.ca/[/url]
Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under
the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well
under the new. -- Niccolo Machiavelli, _The Prince_, Chapter VI