see if you can in some way get access to your drive. linux may be finding it difficult to access the drive due to hardware problems.
good luck Shi --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yesterday while browsing the ftp.xfree86.org via lynx, via a dialup > connection, > my terminal suddenly started spouting warnings. I wasn't able to > capture them, > but one said, "Unable to mount fs, unable to mount hdb". > > The other virtual terminal (F1) was logged on as root, and moments > later it got > hit the same way. > > I'm running Potato 2.something on hdb, on dual boot system with > win98 on hda. > So. I rebooted, and the system can't even make it to LILO...I get > the dreaded > 01 01 01 01...thing. > > The startup floppy made it to a point, and then echoed "Kernel > panic: unable to > mount root file system". > > Other conditions: it was 100 degrees in the shade yesterday, and we > do not have > air conditioning. Could that be a factor? > > I'm interested in any advice re. etiology and solutions. Have not > tried > reinstalling yet. > > Thanks. > > Tom > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/