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Common Problems

Common Problems

These are the most common problems that users of ZipSlack and BigSlack run into. We offer several other methods of help if your problem isn't listed here. The next section discusses those in detail.

Unable to open initial console

This is typically caused by specifying the incorrect device partition for the root= setting in the LINUX.BAT file. Edit the LINUX.BAT file again and choose another root= partition. If you have absolutely no idea what this means, you can simply try each one until you get one that works.

This can also be caused by unpacking the .ZIP files in a location other than a root directory of a drive. The archives need to be extracted directly to a drive and not a subdirectory.

Kernel panic: VFS : Unable to mount root fs

This means you've specified the wrong device for the root= setting in the LINUX.BAT file. You need to edit that file again and choose another root= device. If you don't know which one it is, just try all of them until you find one that works.

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