[NTLUG:Discuss] Boot Up help

[lee@brave.com]

this may add more confusion, but shouldn't that be prefixed by "linux"?
as in :

boot:  linux root=/dev/hda5


On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Fred James wrote:

> Have you tried just booting (i.e.: restarting (hot or cold) your machine
> with the boot disk in the floppy drive)?
> What result do you get then?
>
> Clint Tredway wrote:
> >
> > I am using Caldera Open Linux 2.4. I am using the boot disk to boot into
> > linux(dual boot system) and I need help.
> >
> > I forgot what the command is to boot up linux... this is what I have tried:
> > at the boot prompt
> > root=dev/hda5
> > root=hda5
> > root=/dev/hda5
> >
> > and some others but I always get, kernel not found.
> >
> > Can someone help me?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Clint
> >
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