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From: Wolfgang Helbig <helbig@MX.BA-Stuttgart.De>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD installation problems.
In-Reply-To: <33871F60.C7CD848@geocities.com> from Guy at "May 24, 97 08:03:28 pm"
To: madg_@geocities.com
Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 20:28:17 +0200 (MET DST)
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Hi,

Try disabling the non-FreeBSD HDs in BIOS and/or in the BIOS of your
SCSI controller.

At the boot: prompt enter one of 

wd(0,a) , wd(1,a), wd(2,a) or wd(3,a)
  
if your FreeBSD HD is an IDE drive.

If its a SCSI drive, enter one of

sd(0,a), sd(1,a) ...


> hello
> 
> I had installed the FreeBSD 2.1 on my machine, it is a pentium 100 - s
> 
> with 16 MB of ram memory and a 730 MB HDD dedicated only to the
> 
> FreeBSD system my CDr is a SCSI based one and the installation util
> 
> finds it with no problems.
> 
> I also have 850 and 120 MB HDD with MS-Windows95 installed apon.
> 
> while finishing the installation that B.T.W. was of 'novise' kind,
> 
> I got the msg. telling me : 'panic: canot mount root'.
> 
> I had myHDD formated and repatitioned and after that reinstalled the
> FreeBSD.
> 
> well, it was the same  all over again.
> 
> I am desperate now and before i try linux (and this is NOT a freat) i
> would like
> 
> your advice.
> 
> pls, do harry becouse i need this unix OS very much.
> 
> thanks
> 
> Madg
> 
>