From owner-svn-doc-all@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 8 00:22:41 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65D36CEE; Fri, 8 Feb 2013 00:22:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eadler@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40185942; Fri, 8 Feb 2013 00:22:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r180MfYL064911; Fri, 8 Feb 2013 00:22:41 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from eadler@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id r180MfNQ064910; Fri, 8 Feb 2013 00:22:41 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201302080022.r180MfNQ064910@svn.freebsd.org> From: Eitan Adler Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 00:22:41 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r40908 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:22:41 -0000 Author: eadler Date: Fri Feb 8 00:22:40 2013 New Revision: 40908 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/40908 Log: Remove out of date question Noted by: scottl Approved by: bcr (mentor, implicit) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Thu Feb 7 18:02:01 2013 (r40907) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.xml Fri Feb 8 00:22:40 2013 (r40908) @@ -1421,66 +1421,6 @@ - - Why do I get a panic: can't mount - root error when rebooting the system after - installation? - - - - This error comes from confusion between the boot block's - and the kernel's understanding of the disk devices. The - error usually manifests on two-disk IDE systems, with the - hard disks arranged as the master or single device on - separate IDE controllers, with &os; installed on the - secondary IDE controller. The boot blocks think the system - is installed on ad0 (the second - BIOS disk) while the kernel assigns the first disk on the - secondary controller device, ad2. - After the device probing, the kernel tries to mount what the - boot blocks think is the boot disk, - ad0, while it is really - ad2, and fails. - - To fix the problem, do one of the following: - - - - Reboot the system and hit Enter at - the Booting kernel in 10 seconds; hit [Enter] - to interrupt prompt. This will drop you into - the boot loader. - - Then type - set root_disk_unit="disk_number". - disk_number will be - 0 if &os; is installed on the master - drive on the first IDE controller, 1 - if it is installed on the slave on the first IDE - controller, 2 if it is installed on - the master of the second IDE controller, and - 3 if it is installed on the slave of - the second IDE controller. - - Then type boot, and your - system should boot correctly. - - To make this change permanent (i.e, so you do not - have to do this every time you reboot or turn on your - &os; machine), put the line - root_disk_unit="disk_number" - in /boot/loader.conf.local. - - - - Move the &os; disk onto the primary IDE - controller, so the hard disks are consecutive. - - - - - - What are the limits for memory?