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Date:      Mon, 3 Feb 1997 23:56:12 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Marty Leisner <leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: installing snapshot 10/14
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.970203235520.13156W-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <9702031842.AA22932@gnu.sdsp.mc.xerox.com>

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On Mon, 3 Feb 1997, Marty Leisner wrote:

> 
> 
> I just installed freebsd snapshot 10/14 off cdrom
> 
> I used install of the cdrom so I didn't have to make floppies (finally!).
> 
> I installed onto my second hard disk (rwd2).
> 
> I'm using system commander.
> 
> I can boot the kernel with no problem,  but it says "can't mount root filesystem".
> and reboots.
> 
> With the fixit floppy, I have no problem mounting the root file system.
> 
> Advice?

Rebuild your kernel and change the 'kernel' line to point to the proper
device.

You should be able to boot with the boot floppy by typing wd(2,a)/kernel
at any boot: prompt.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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