From: quantum@stein.u.washington.edu (Tsung-lung Li) Subject: Installing Linux Date: 17 Apr 1993 09:59:18 GMT
Hello,
I have gone through the FAQ's and all of the recent postings in c.o.l.,
but I still could not solve my installation problem.
The configuration of my system: 486DX2/66Hz, 16Meg RAM, 240 Meg HD.
I am trying to install Linux 0.99pl7.
The following was what I did to install Linux.
1. Insert the diskette with file a1.test in drive a:, and boot the system.
Some messages about the loading process appears.
2. The system invites me to login as "root", and I do. Then, following the
message brought out by "install.info", I do the following.
3. Issue "fdisk", and use the its commands to achieve the following list
/dev/hda1 41200 blocks DOS 16bit >= 32M
/dev/hda2 197574 blocks Linux/MINIX
Finally use the "w" command of fdisk.
4. Reboot the system. I get the following message and the system hangs.
task[0](Swapper) killed: unable to recover
Kernel panic: Trying to free up swapper memory space
In swapper task - not syncing
5. Reboot the system, and login in as "root" again.
6. Issue "mke2fs /dev/hda2 197574"
7. Issue "doinstall /dev/hda2" and use the following options
Install from floppy
Drive B 3 1/2 inch
Install everything (90MB)
Is /dev/hda2 an Extended FS (2) used instaed of the default minix(n/y):y
Then the system gives me the following error message and gets back to
the "#" prompt. No installation occures.
mount: mount point /root does not exist
Error: can not mount /dev/hda2 Did you use: mkfs /dev/hda2 SIZE
where SIZE is the number of blocks shown by fdisk?
I am desperate to see Linux run on my system. Any help will be highly
appreciated. My e-mail adress is "quantum@u.washington.edu".
Tsung