Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 07:55:52 -0700 From: "Mark A. Pitman" <map@primenet.com> To: dg@root.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: "cant mount root" error after install (with a single SCSI HD) Message-ID: <36543178.57DBD7D8@primenet.com> References: <199811190642.WAA22456@root.com>
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David Greenman wrote: > >I am able to install FreeBSD 2.2.7 successfully, however when I reboot, > >I get the "panic: cant mount root" error. I am using a single SCSI HD > >on an NCR53c810 PCI controller. I have noticed that when the system > >boots, the kernel does not probe or detect any of the PCI devices. The > >boot floppy probes the PCI devices fine (I guess that's pretty obvious, > >since it installed). Anybody know what I can do to fix this? I'm new to > > That's a pretty strange problem - the first one I've heard like that. I > can't think of anything off hand that would cause the installed kernel to > ignore your PCI bus when the one on the install floppy sees it just fine. As > a test, can you try to install 3.0? > > -DG > > David Greenman > Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project > Yes, I can download 3.0, but being new to FreeBSD is that a good idea? I had heard it would be better to stick with the stable 2.2.7 version. If 3.0 is fine for general home use, then that's great, i'll do it! Mark To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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