Re: Tr: RH 7.3 : impossible to install it : FAT and kernel panic !

[Antoine <awaco libertysurf fr>]

> If you delete all the Linux partitions, the kernel will panic since it
> can't find its root filesystem.  This is no surprise.
Hi,

I tried with another PC, with only a  Windows partition, to install RH 7.3 :
no problem !
But with my PC, with windows and a RH 7.1 partitions or only windows = always 
"kernel panic !
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> Just how do you want your disk system set up (how much for Windows and
> how much for Linux)?  Do you want to use LILO, GRUB, some third party
> multi-boot product (such as SystemCommander) or a boot floppy?
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I use LILO but with LILO or not LILO (fdisk/mbr) always "kernel panic "too
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> Can you tell us which disk you're using (make and model)?  What does
> Windows' fdisk say about the layout of the disk and its current
> partitioning?  Can you also tell us what your system's BIOS says
> about the disk?  We need to know if it's in LBA mode and what the
> cylinder/head/sector count is.
> Without this information, we can't help you.
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answer under linux :

ide0: BM-DMA at 0xff00-0xff07, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:DMA
ide1: BM-DMA at 0xff08-0xff0f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA
hda: WDC WD200BB-00CFC0, ATA DISK drive
hdb: IBM-DJAA-31270, ATA DISK drive
hdc: SAMSUNG CD-ROM SC-152C, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
hda: 39102336 sectors (20020 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=2434/255/63, (U)DMA
hdb: 2499840 sectors (1280 MB) w/96KiB Cache, CHS=620/64/63, DMA
Partition check:
hda: hda1 hda2 hda3
hdb: hdb1
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BIOS :

DD = 
LBA
cylinder = 38792, head = 16, sector = 63
BLK, PIO= 4, 32 bits,

FDISK under windows :
1) C : pri-dos, state A , 902 Mo  (windows)
2) non-dos  5005 Mo  (linux : RH 7.1)
3) non dos      259 Mo  (swap)

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fdisk under linux RH 7.1 :

Disque /dev/hda : 255 têtes (head), 63 secteurs (sectors) , 2434 cylindres 
(cylinders)
Unités = cylindres sur 16065 * 512 octets
Units   =  cylinders on  16065 * 512 bytes 

device            Boot        start          end    Blocks       System
Périphérique   Amorce    Début       Fin    Blocs        Id  Système
/dev/hda1             *         1       1    15    923706    b  Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda2                     116           753   5124735      83  Linux
/dev/hda3                     754           786    265072     + 82  Exchange 
Linux
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is it Allright ?

thanks for a help !

antoine