Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 05:42:53 -0800 (PST) From: jadeite <jadeite@light.pomona.edu> To: Sann Yam <syam@futon.sfsu.edu> Cc: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't boot up Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.961115054154.3250D-100000@light.pomona.edu> In-Reply-To: <9611150728.AA12756@futon.sfsu.edu>
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On Thu, 14 Nov 1996, Sann Yam wrote: > > > > On Wed, 13 Nov 1996, Sann Yam wrote: > > > > > I'm trying to install the FreeBSD ver 2.1 on my machine, and > > > everytime it boot up to the point after the VGA setting, it says > > > "change root devic to wd1a", and then there's message that says > > > panic, cannot mount root... and then the system gives 15 sec to stop from > > > rebooting. EVerytime I get to this point, there always this message > > > to reboot, and the machine reboot itself after the 15 sec. Can you > > > tell me what is the problme. I tried to disable the conflicts drivers, > > > but still get that panic message, seem like a kernel's problem that > > > always want to change the mounting. > > > > Try giving the location explictly through the Boot: prompt instead of > > taking the default. > > > > For your system, it would be: > > > > wd(1,a)/kernel > > > > To boot a kernel on the second IDE disk. > > > > Doug White | University of Oregon > > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant > > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major > > > > > > Hi Doug, > yeah, I tried that wd(1,a)/kernel and still get the same rebooting > message, I forget to mention that I installed on my second drive on D:\ > and my c:\ is DOS. I partitioned my D:\ for freeBSD, it also has DOS > in there too. FreeBSD on primary partition? > > > And another thing is, that I have a 1.6 Gig space on my D:\ and when I do > the partitioning , it only shows that I have 1551MB, I think this is the max > DOS can handle and FreeBSD read that info from DOS so it gets the same size, > do you know if I can configure it to a higher size so it will see that > I have a 1.6 Gig instead of a 1551MB. In DOS, I actually used the LBA(someeting like that in the BIOS) and it can actually use up to 1.6 gig. > > any help would be appreciated, > > Thanks, > -Sann, > >
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