Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 13:57:34 -0700 From: "Peter Smith" <psmith420@netzero.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Please help with panic: cannot mount root (2) Message-ID: <004101bfed0c$f8fa31c0$42200eae@petersmi>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01BFECD2.4B5C7120 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, I'm very green so please bear with me. I have just installed FreeBSD on my MS Based system, I used the FIPS = utility to reslice my HDD. Everything seems to have worked fine with = that, and the install process seems to have completed properly but when = i try to boot i get: Error 6: panic: cannot mount root (2) I'm using version 3.3, in the book on page 102 i found a command @ the=20 disk1s1a:> boot 1:wd(2,a)kernel When i try that command i get the message kernel already loaded. I have only 1 IDE Device (except the cd-rom) the are on seperate IDE = addresses. Again, I'm freshly new @ this and would epreciate any help with i can = get. Respectfully, Peter Smith ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01BFECD2.4B5C7120 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello, I'm very green so please bear = with=20 me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have just installed FreeBSD on my MS = Based=20 system, I used the FIPS utility to reslice my HDD. Everything seems to = have=20 worked fine with that, and the install process seems to have completed = properly=20 but when i try to boot i get:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Error 6: panic: cannot mount = root=20 (2)</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm using version 3.3, in the book on = page 102 i=20 found a command </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>@ the </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>disk1s1a:> <STRONG>boot=20 1:wd(2,a)kernel</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When i try that command i get the = message kernel=20 already loaded.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have only 1 IDE Device (except the = cd-rom) the=20 are on seperate IDE addresses.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Again, I'm freshly new @ this and would = epreciate=20 any help with i can get.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Respectfully,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Peter Smith</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01BFECD2.4B5C7120-- _____NetZero Free Internet Access and Email______ http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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