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Date: Thu, 4 Jul 1996 07:45:31 -0500
From: "Daniel M. Eischen" <deischen@iworks.InterWorks.org>
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> I have FreeBSD 2.0.5 on Walnut Creek's CD-ROM. I install it onto my second
> hard drive with the FreeBSD boot manager; the installation goes well and the
> PC boots right with the boot manager. But when I ask to boot with FreeBSD,
> after the correct recognition of all the devices, I get the following
> messages: "changing root device to wd1a" and "panic: cannot mount root".

FreeBSD 2.0.5?  If you're going to review FreeBSD, how about using a version
more recent?  FreeBSD 2.1 has been out for months now and 2.1.5 is due
any day now.

> = CD ROM =
> Plextor 6X SCSI controlled by Adaptec AHA2940

If you experience any problems with the Adaptec 2940, upgrade to 2.1-stable
or wait for the 2.1.5 release.  THere were a lot of bug fixes and improvements
in the driver for the 2940 controller.

Dan Eischen
deischen@iworks.InterWorks.org