From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jul 13 14: 0:24 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail9.wlv.netzero.net (mail9.wlv.netzero.net [209.247.163.66]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A838737C5EF for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:00:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from psmith420@netzero.net) Received: (qmail 13403 invoked from network); 13 Jul 2000 21:00:17 -0000 Received: from dialup-63.209.94.68.losangeles1.level3.net (HELO petersmi) (63.209.94.68) by mail9.wlv.netzero.net with SMTP; 13 Jul 2000 21:00:17 -0000 Message-ID: <004101bfed0c$f8fa31c0$42200eae@petersmi> From: "Peter Smith" To: Subject: Please help with panic: cannot mount root (2) Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 13:57:34 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003E_01BFECD2.4B5C7120" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01BFECD2.4B5C7120 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, I'm very green so please bear with me. I have just installed FreeBSD on my MS Based system, I used the FIPS = utility to reslice my HDD. Everything seems to have worked fine with = that, and the install process seems to have completed properly but when = i try to boot i get: Error 6: panic: cannot mount root (2) I'm using version 3.3, in the book on page 102 i found a command @ the=20 disk1s1a:> boot 1:wd(2,a)kernel When i try that command i get the message kernel already loaded. I have only 1 IDE Device (except the cd-rom) the are on seperate IDE = addresses. Again, I'm freshly new @ this and would epreciate any help with i can = get. Respectfully, Peter Smith ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01BFECD2.4B5C7120 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello, I'm very green so please bear = with=20 me.

I have just installed FreeBSD on my MS = Based=20 system, I used the FIPS utility to reslice my HDD. Everything seems to = have=20 worked fine with that, and the install process seems to have completed = properly=20 but when i try to boot i get:

Error 6: panic: cannot mount = root=20 (2)

I'm using version 3.3, in the book on = page 102 i=20 found a command @ the

disk1s1a:> boot=20 1:wd(2,a)kernel

When i try that command i get the = message kernel=20 already loaded.

I have only 1 IDE Device (except the = cd-rom) the=20 are on seperate IDE addresses.

Again, I'm freshly new @ this and would = epreciate=20 any help with i can get.

Respectfully,

Peter Smith

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