Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 16:18:53 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: davis@rd.qms.com (Tom Davis) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org, davis@sun470.rd.qms.com Subject: Re: Panic: Can't mount root Message-ID: <4469.790561133@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 18 Jan 95 11:33:16 CST." <9501181733.AA12573@whaler.rd.qms.com>
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Try typing wd(1,a)/kernel at the boot prompt. If you have a SCSI disk, try sd(1,a)/kernel. Jordan > > Hi guys, > > Hope this isn't a ridiculously stupid question... > > I'm installing FreeBSD to a 2nd drive (Use All option - No DOS partition) > and followed the TroubleShooting notes on this subject to a tee (I think) > including writing the MBR (B)ootcode to the 1st drive. All seems to work as > expected until I reboot from hard disk. Devices seem to be found, but when > I get to the mounts, I get a 'panic: can't mount root' message and auto-reboo t. > > Do I need to make any manual changes to 'fstab' with this configuration?? > If so, can you make a suggestion on how (from the boot floppy)? > Or should I try putting bootcode on 2nd drive, then reversing IDE master/slav e > jumpers so that BSD drive is temporarily the primary?? > > Any other possbile causes? > Maybe an incorrect disklabel?? > > a (Starts at 0, Ends at 32MB-1) 32MB / > b 32MB-96MB 64MB swap > c > d > e the rest 420MB /usr > f unused > > > Thank you for your help. I hope that I can return the favor with > some code contributions some day (perhaps in the Enhanced IDE area??). > I currently write most of the code for our file systems and disk drivers > for QMS printers (and have been for 4-5 years). > > Tom Davis > Member Technical Staff > QMS, Inc.
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