> I'm trying to get a Linux (minilinux)OS going  at DOS terminal on my
> Pentium II 4.2 GB Quantum fireball HD(c,D Partitions with DOS/win98) but
> get the following error msg with Vmlinuz Image file.
>
> "hd.C:; ST506 interface disk with more than 16 heads detected. Probably
due
> to non standard sector translation. Giving up.
> (disk 0: cyl=1023, sect=63, head=128)
> Kernal Panic: VFS; Unable to mount root"
>
> Any help to decipher this msg and further advice from a Linux enthusiast
is
> much appreciated.

    What kernel version are you using? The reason is older kernels did not
except drives with more than a certain number of heads, cylinders and
sectors. Try upgrading to a newer kernel if you have an older one. I am not
that familiar with "minilinux", is that a certain distro or is it a subset
of some larger distro? TTYL

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