Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 20:13:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Dima Dorfman <dima@zwb.net> To: fmenard@mediatrix.com (Francois Menard) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cannot mount root Message-ID: <199805220013.UAA29645@nwalme.pair.com> In-Reply-To: <D1222A5B22CBD0118D8E0000C00C85E914523B@nettrix.mediatrix.com> from Francois Menard at "May 20, 98 08:46:13 am"
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/boot.config should look like:
0:wd(2,a)kernel
I'm not sure if the filename is correct, maybe boot.conf?
> The problem wasn't related at all to the F00F bug ... maybe the kernel
> could say something like "installing F00F workaround,... successful"
> such as not to leave the F00F bug workaround issue up in the air, like I
> thought it was... The problem was that I am booting FreeBSD from my
> second hard disk, but I select it as the boot drive from my BIOS ...
> this is a Toshiba portable ... anyhow, now it works well when I specify
> 0:wd(2,a)kernel on the command line of the boot loader (any way to
> automate this ?)
>
> -=Francois=-
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dima Dorfman [mailto:dima@zwb.net]
> Sent: 19 May, 1998 5:41 PM
> To: fmenard@mediatrix.com
> Subject: Re: cannot mount root
>
>
> What problem? I take it from the subject that it says "panic: cannot
> mount root" and reboots. If this is the case, I need to know how yopur
> hard drive is laid out. No sizes, but specify where FreeBSD is
> installed
> ("/" mount)
>
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> > I have the same FreeBSD problem then you had ... did you find a
> solution
> > ?
> >
> > -=Francois=-
> >
>
>
> --
> Dima Dorfman (dima@zwb.net)
>
> "640k ought to be enough for anybody." - Bill Gates, 1981
> Micro$oft Sucks! FreeBSD Rules! http://www.freebsd.org/
>
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>
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"640k ought to be enough for anybody." - Bill Gates, 1981
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