Kernel Panic!

[Bryan Coon <bcoon scripps edu>]

I am trying to upgrade from RH5.1 to 5.2.  I downloaded all the files and
burned them onto a cdrom.  When I run autoboot, it starts okay, but then it
hangs, saying:

VFS: cannot open root device 08:22
Kernel panic: VFS:  unable to mount root fs on 08:22

Can anyone tell me what this really means and how to fix it?  I normally
just boot my computer, restart win98 in dos mode and run autoboot.  With
previous (purchased) versions of RH it worked fine.  Maybe there is
something funky because I copied the files?

Thanks!


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