i dont know if this will help anybody but i had the same problem with "mounting root file system" on my dell dimension 8400. After much time spent trying to get the live CD to run i disabled all the SATA drives and mouse and everything else i could think of from the bios. The live cd then booted up perfectly and i installed dapper. All i had to do then is turn everything back on and it works perfectly. The only thing im having trouble with is my second SATA harddrive. Dapper wont start when i turn it back on. any one have any ideas on this?
i dont know if this will help anybody but i had the same problem with "mounting root file system" on my dell dimension 8400. After much time spent trying to get the live CD to run i disabled all the SATA drives and mouse and everything else i could think of from the bios. The live cd then booted up perfectly and i installed dapper. All i had to do then is turn everything back on and it works perfectly. The only thing im having trouble with is my second SATA harddrive. Dapper wont start when i turn it back on. any one have any ideas on this?