Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 15:35:16 +0200 From: Juha <juha.korkiakangas@swipnet.se> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't mount root Message-ID: <37F36714.C27D592C@swipnet.se> References: <008901bf0afa$fb57cbc0$391d5bcf@steve> <37F31876.14D4082@swipnet.se> <003901bf0b3a$86f6e780$311d5bcf@steve>
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Steve wrote:
> Ok.. a stupid quesion, but HOW do I stop the loader? Once it starts, it
> starts.. unless ... are you referring to.. while it is about to boot
> pressing any key besides return.. then I get a prompt showing the disk...
> gads.. :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Juha <juha.korkiakangas@swipnet.se>
> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 2:59 AM
> Subject: Re: can't mount root
>
> > Steve wrote:
> >
> > > thanks to all so far..
> > > and now.
> > > two IDE drives
> > > 1HD primary master
> > > CD primary slave
> > > 2HD secodary master
> > >
> > > put bsd on HD2
> > > said couldn't mount root - rebooting
> > > added root_disk_unit="2" to loader.conf hoping to point to HD2
> > > now says
> > > changing root device to wd2s2a
> > > changing root device to wd2a
> > > right after one another
> > >
> > > to load bsd on the second HD, I have had to to disconnect the normal
> HD1...
> > > with this things work fine with a single HD but still can't mount root
> with
> > > both HD's connected.
> > >
> > > Looking at HD2 (while it is the only one installed) I see
> > > using a 'df' things like /dev/ws0s2a /
> > > If I am reading this correctly, doens't that say that the root
> > > is on the 1st and only HD zero ?
> > > If that is the case.. I would think that I would need to have both HD's
> > > connected when I loaded bsd from the CD-ROM.. but, when I try that, I
> only
> > > show HD1. sure don't want to blow that off (Win98) and my email/word
> > > processor stuff.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts on how to accomplish this?
> > > Thanks as usual.
> > >
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> >
> > Your BIOS sees Hard-drives as disk 0 and disk 2, FreeBSD sees them
> > as wd0
> > and wd2. Stop loader before booting and enter : boot 1:wd(2,a)kernel.
> > If it
> > works, type same line in /boot.config(create it, if necessary), this
> > works
> > fine for me.
> >
> > Good luck,
> > Juha
> >
> >
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yup, that's what i mean. Press any key, you get something like ;
>> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
Default: 0:wd(0,a)/boot/loader
boot:
--------------------------------
type after boot: 1:wd(2,a)kernel and press enter.
Juha
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