Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 06:55:10 +0100 (BST) From: Russ Paton <russ@thumbs.org> To: GMurugan@encanto.com (G Murugan) Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Panic: Cannot mount root Message-ID: <E10V7mQ-0004be-00@thunder.thumbs.org> In-Reply-To: <87323DE917E1D011ACFC00A0C955B04B4C4638@MAIL> from G Murugan at "Apr 7, 99 10:00:31 pm"
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> Hello all, > > I am new to the FreeBSD. I installed the FreeBSD 2.2.8 on a Compaq > m/e(Seagae HDD). After the installation got completed and when i tried to > restart the PC, i got a read error. I had the harddisk removed and connected > to another a PC. Now FreeBSD on this new PC boots but gives out the message > "Panic: Cannot mount root". How can i go about this problem and what exectly > does this mean. > > thanx for any help. > Thirumurugan > [snip] Drive Geometry is the key here, you can get around this and get the machine to complete the boot process, simply enter the correct drive at the boot prompt, ie, 1:wd(1,0)kernel This would have the effect of booting the first IDE drive on the second IDE channel with the default kernel - When the boot prompt appears, there is some brief help on additional boot commands that can be used, you can find that it's a little bit of trial and error until you find the right start-up configuration, but it does work. The other option you have (if your machine will also still boot into DOS), is to copy the following files from the FreeBSD CD-Rom: - bootinst.exe boot.bin Now (under DOS) run bootinst.exe and answer Yes to the subsequent questions. Once the program has completed, reboot the machine and you should see a new boot menu that will offer you options dependent on your OS list, ie: F1 Dos F2 FreeBSD Choosing F2 will then boot you properly into FreeBSD, completeing the boot process. I hope that this helps. Regards Russ -- Russ Paton russ@thumbs.org http://www.thumbs.org eouaaWrnmflaalatlyyynew'whwaaaayyy - Name the song - HINT = My Domain To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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