January 5, 200620 yr So, today i got the idea to load linux up on my OldWorld Power Book. My problem is that I am a Linux neophyte and I dont have and way to find which partion it is on (eg. hda1, hda2...) Does anyone here know how to find the names of the partions as linux sees them, because when I try to boot I get a kernel panic and it asks me to specify "root=" If this is not clear enough say so and ill try to explain better :oops: rotalsnarT laciffOSolving the confusion once and for all
January 5, 200620 yr So, today i got the idea to load linux up on my OldWorld Power Book. My problem is that I am a Linux neophyte and I dont have and way to find which partion it is on (eg. hda1, hda2...) Does anyone here know how to find the names of the partions as linux sees them, because when I try to boot I get a kernel panic and it asks me to specify "root=" If this is not clear enough say so and ill try to explain better :oops: What distro and what bootloader? Did you try and get help on more Linux-oriented forums?
January 5, 200620 yr what version of linux is it? if its red hat then i can look it up in my big thick instruction manual for it :oops: Finally retired from RS. It's been a good 4 or 5 years.
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