can't boot [slackware linux]

[fataldreams]

I have a dual boot between Slackware and Windows XP. XP was installed after linux (before was Windows 98), so the master boot record was overwritten when XP was installed. I hadn't used linux in a few months, and when I went to boot last night, I would get a kernel panic message. The only thing I can figure from it is that since I had the Windows 98 partition visible in linux, it's freaking out because the fat32 partition is no longer there, and it can't mount it like it wants to. Is there any way I can get this to work?

Thanks,

 

[Buddha Bart]

boot off a linux disk or cdrom, mount the hard drive partition r/w, and get rid of the line in /etc/fstab that mounts that fat32 partition. then just try booting it again normal.

bart

 

[n0cmonkey]

I dont think that would cause that big of a problem, but Mr. Bart has the right idea on fixing that particular problem.

 

[StuckMojo]

you can also just boot into single user mode, which wont mount anything but /
at the lilo prompt, hit tab to see the label for your kernel, then (here pretending
your label is "linux") type:

linux 1

and hit return. when/if it comes up you can edit the /etc/fstab

but i really doubt a failed mount would cause a kernel panic...unless its / that
can't be mounted...that would do it.

did you move the disk around? like change it from master to slave or delete or
add a partition that would change the partition number / is on?