Topic: Loadlin keeps restarting right after issue commad to load linux (Read 1660 times)

kureikain · « **on:** February 16, 2009, 10:12:38 pm »

Right after i enter command
loadlin stata initrd=initrd.img root=/dev/ram rw
my computer instantly restart!
I boot into DOS mode from Hiren Boot CD 8.5
I puted initrd.img, linux.bat, loadlin.exe, and sata in c:\loadlin
My Computer is Pen 3 866Mhz RAM 256
Graphic Card Intel 82810
Two Hdds And 1 CDROM
Does anyone know why i got kick-off right after run above command to install VL?

Masta · « **Reply #1 on:** February 16, 2009, 10:45:31 pm »

It is suspected that either your paths are off or you need to use another "root=/dev/ram".
Maybe "root=/dev/ram0" ?

Seems something similar to this over here:
http://forum.vectorlinux.com/index.php?topic=7554.0

Maybe you need to tell it the root first, then tell it what img to use. Instead of

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loadlin stata initrd=initrd.img root=/dev/ram rwuse

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loadlin sata root=/dev/ram rw initrd=initrd.img