Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 00:37:21 -0500 From: Drew Baxter <netmonger@genesis.ispace.com> To: George Vagner <kf7nn1@cybertrails.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cant mount root Message-ID: <4.2.0.25.19990301003619.03c36d90@genesis.ispace.com> In-Reply-To: <36DA2587.627C9071@cybertrails.com>
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At 12:28 AM 3/1/99 , George Vagner wrote:
>I just did a bin install of 3.1,
>everything went well during the install over ftp
>but i cant mount root now.
>
>system:
>
>apollo mvp3 VIA chipset
>primary master 5 gig maxtor
>secondary master 5 gig maxtor
>1st scsi drive 4.3 gig quantum sca.
>scsi controller adaptec 2940AU @ 20Mhz.
>
>trying to mount the scsi drive.
>
>during boot i get
>
>changing root to da2s1a
>da0 at ahc0 bus0 target 0 lun 0
>{disk geometry here}
>changing root device to da2a
>
>error 6 cannot mount root
>
>press any key to reboot
>
>i tried typing in 2:da(1,a) at the boot prompt
>but it still insists on changing the root device
>to da2a.
>
>what am i doing wrong?
You either? I have this problem too with mine.. I thought I was senile..
It'll mount if I boot back up with the floppy and forcefully mount it in
fdisk though..
I'm using 3.0-RELEASE.. Installed nearly a month ago, haven't touched it
for this reason..
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