Re: New computer install problem

[Justin Bradford <justin@scrtec.org>]

> Partition Check
>   hda: hda1 hda2 <hda5>
> RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
> crc error VFS: Cannot open rootdevice 08:22
> kernal panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 08:22
> 
> We tried a number of times. This was the error that repeated itself.
> There was another error when it first started that said something about
> a CRC error. I am guessing this might have something to do with the
> CDROM, It is an ATAPI 40 speed CDROM. 

Sounds like a bad CD to me. Does it work on other machines?
Also, it might be the CDROM drive.

The CRC error just means it can't read the kernel off the CD correctly.

Justin Bradford
justin@scrtec.org