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Date:      Wed, 01 Apr 1998 20:14:28 -0800
From:      Dima Dorfman <webmaster@zwb.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   panic: cannot mount root
Message-ID:  <3.0.5.32.19980401201428.008facc0@mail.zwb.net>

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Hi:

I've just installed FreeBSD on my P133 system w/48MB RAM.  I have one 2.5GB
EIDE HD, which I made totally dedicated to FreeBSD.  In the FAQ, it said
that my BIOS might go crazy, however, that didn't happen(that's good).
What did happen though, is I got a message: "panic: cannot mount root."
I've searched through the mailing list archives, and it seems that everyone
has a SCSI.  I know that my BIOS doesn't go wacko when I do that because
I've done it for years with an old BSDi system.


Technical stuff:

Error message:

	fd0: 1.44MB 3.5 in
	...
	...

?	Intel Pentium F00F detected, installing workaround		?
->!	panic: cannot mount root						!<-

System configuration:

	P133
	48MB EDO
	Seagate 2.5GB EIDE
	NE2000 NIC (ISA)
	video card (PCI)
	4x CD
	2.5in floppy

Hard drive:

	no partitions, drive is fully dedicated to FreeBSD:
		(in install, I push "A" in fdisk, then chose "NO"
	
	Size	Type	Mounted on
	256MB	UFS	"/"
	1GB	UFS	"/home"
	512MB	UFS	"/var"
	576MB	UFS	"/usr"
	95MB	SWAP	N/A


Please send response to dima@zwb.net!
Thanks in advance for any and all help!
Dima

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Thanks!
Dima Dorfman - WebMaster/Administrator, zWeb
webmaster@zwb.net
http://www.zwb.net/


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