Date: Sat, 21 Mar 1998 18:13:49 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Ted Spradley <tsprad@set.spradley.tmi.net> Cc: Steve Price <sprice@hiwaay.net>, Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: panic: cannot mount root Message-ID: <199803220213.SAA07284@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 21 Mar 1998 19:58:48 CST." <E0yGa2D-000332-00@set.spradley.tmi.net>
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> > > Filesytem mount failed, startup aborted. > > ... > > # /sbin/mount /dev/wd0s1 / > > /dev/wd0s1 on /: Specified device does not match mounted device. > > # /sbin/mount /dev/wd0s1a / > > /dev/wd0s1a on /: No such file or directory > > Is there a /dev/wd0s1a ? If not, you need to upgrade your /dev/MAKEDEV > from /usr/src/etc/etc.i386/MAKEDEV (and /dev/MAKEDEV.local from > /usr/src/etc/MAKEDEV.local) and run (cd /dev; sh ./MAKEDEV all) to make > sure wd0s1[a-h] exist. This won't create it. # cd /dev # ./MAKEDEV wd0s1a will create wd0s1[a-h]. The original plaintiff will also want to update /sbin/mount. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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