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#1 2010-06-26 02:46:02
- solarwind
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Arch Linux i686 core installer kernel panic
Hi all,
I'm trying to install Arch Linux on an old Pentium III laptop (800 MHz, 64 MB RAM). The laptop works fine (it has windows on the first partition). I'm attempting to install by using the Arch Linux i686 core (2010-05) iso on CDROM. The installer works fine on my other two computers. However, on this old laptop, when the installer boots, I get the following error:
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(254,4)
Pid: 1, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.33-ARCH #1
Call Trace:
...
...
...
Why is this happening? Is it because the installer is unable to mount the RAMdisk due to insufficient RAM?
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#2 2010-06-26 07:20:59
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Re: Arch Linux i686 core installer kernel panic
Hi all,
I'm trying to install Arch Linux on an old Pentium III laptop (800 MHz, 64 MB RAM). The laptop works fine (it has windows on the first partition). I'm attempting to install by using the Arch Linux i686 core (2010-05) iso on CDROM. The installer works fine on my other two computers. However, on this old laptop, when the installer boots, I get the following error:
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(254,4)
Pid: 1, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.33-ARCH #1
Call Trace:
...
...
...Why is this happening? Is it because the installer is unable to mount the RAMdisk due to insufficient RAM?
Not enough RAM I believe. It states on this thread: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=404247
that 128 mb is the minumum.
Perhaps using another distro such as Damn Small Linux would suffice?
Last edited by 3]) (2010-06-26 07:22:19)
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#3 2010-06-26 18:56:20
- solarwind
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Re: Arch Linux i686 core installer kernel panic
solarwind wrote:Hi all,
I'm trying to install Arch Linux on an old Pentium III laptop (800 MHz, 64 MB RAM). The laptop works fine (it has windows on the first partition). I'm attempting to install by using the Arch Linux i686 core (2010-05) iso on CDROM. The installer works fine on my other two computers. However, on this old laptop, when the installer boots, I get the following error:
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(254,4)
Pid: 1, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.33-ARCH #1
Call Trace:
...
...
...Why is this happening? Is it because the installer is unable to mount the RAMdisk due to insufficient RAM?
Not enough RAM I believe. It states on this thread: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=404247
that 128 mb is the minumum.Perhaps using another distro such as Damn Small Linux would suffice?
I really wanted to use Arch so I could build a solid, stable system myself. Also, I remember installing Arch on this machine a year or two ago, using an older installer that probably didn't need 128 MB RAM. Which installers started needing 128 MB?
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#4 2010-06-27 03:47:51
- helenk579
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Re: Arch Linux i686 core installer kernel panic
solarwind wrote:Hi all,
I'm trying to install Arch Linux on an old Pentium III laptop (800 MHz, 64 MB RAM). The laptop works fine (it has windows on the first partition). I'm attempting to install by using the Arch Linux i686 core (2010-05) iso on CDROM. The installer works fine on my other two computers. However, on this old laptop, when the installer boots, I get the following error:
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(254,4)
Pid: 1, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.33-ARCH #1
Call Trace:
...
...
...Why is this happening? Is it because the installer is unable to mount the RAMdisk due to insufficient RAM?
Not enough RAM I believe. It states on this thread: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=404247
that 128 mb is the minumum.Perhaps using another distro such as Damn Small Linux would suffice?
Such a very amazing link!
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#5 2010-06-30 04:15:05
- DarknessMaster42
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Re: Arch Linux i686 core installer kernel panic
Your problem is not so much RAM but more so you installed an x64 OS on an x86 System they aren't compatible.
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