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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