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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: installing snapshot 10/14
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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