Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 14:04:19 -0500 From: Ron Steele <ron@dc.infi.net> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Cannot mount root Message-ID: <329204B3.53D9@dc.infi.net> References: <199611191810.MAA03049@horton.iaces.com>
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Paul T. Root wrote: > > In a previous message, Clayton Carney said: > > Hi, > > > > I been struggling for two weeks to get FreeBSD up and running on my system. I > > would appreciate some help, as the folks at Walnut Creek have told me they have > > no idea what is wrong here. > > > > I went thru the novice install, choosing defaults and automatic for all options. > > When the system tries to boot, it fails and the last two lines displayed are: > > > > changing root device to wd1a > > panic: cannot mount root > > > > First, let give some configuration background. My system is setup as follows: > > > > - Zeos Pentium 75MHz with 48MB RAM > > - Seagate 815MB hard drive set as a master on IDE controller 1. > > - Mitsumi FX-004 IDE CDROM drive set as a slave on IDE controller 1. > > - Western Digital 1549MD hard drive set as single on IDE controller 2. > > - Diamond Stealth 64 video card. > > - Microsoft serial mouse. > > > > > > wd0 - 815MB drive > > wdc1 - unknown (says something about ATAPI) > > wcd0 - CD drive > > wd2 - 1549MB drive > I have the same problem. The only way I can get it to work is to tell BSD where the kernel is while at the Boot: prompt - you have to start typing fast! Assuming that FreeBSD in on the second primary drive, try this: Boot: 1:wd(2,a)kernel Ron
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