From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Dec 15 10:24: 7 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from unix.megared.net.mx (megamail.megared.com.mx [207.249.162.252]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E5C215521 for ; Wed, 15 Dec 1999 10:23:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Received: from ales (pix.gdl.megared.net.mx [207.249.162.253]) by unix.megared.net.mx (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id MAA70071; Wed, 15 Dec 1999 12:22:32 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Message-ID: <022801bf4729$892b22c0$d2630a0a@megared.net.mx> From: "Alejandro Ramirez" To: "dr34mw34v3r" , References: <38570436.E7E50796@earthlink.net> Subject: RE: cant boot Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 12:23:50 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0225_01BF46F7.3E7848C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0225_01BF46F7.3E7848C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Try to hit a key when the system ask you at boot time, and then = write (if my memory doesnt fail me) set root_device=3D2, or something = like that type help to see the right way of doing it, the type boot and = you are done, but dont forget to write the same thing into = /boot/loader.rc file, in order to continue booting correctly your = system. Merry Xmas Ales ----- Original Message -----=20 From: dr34mw34v3r=20 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 9:00 PM Subject: cant boot I have installed FreeBSD 3.3 to my second hard drive and it wont boot. = any help would be greatly appreciated.=20 booteasy was installed to the second drive=20 BIOS is set to boot from drive D=20 *error message I recieved was*=20 changing root device to wd0s1a=20 error 22: panic: cannot mount root (2)=20 *system specs*=20 Processor - amd k6/2 400 3D now=20 mainboard - DFI K6BV3=20 IDE primary master - Carvair 2.0gb=20 IDE primary slave - Maxtor 5.0gb=20 IDE secondary master - Vintec 48x CDrom=20 IDE secondary slave - Acer CDRW=20 Please Help!=20 Dave=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0225_01BF46F7.3E7848C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,
 
    Try to hit a key = when the system=20 ask you at boot time, and then write (if my memory doesnt fail me) set=20 root_device=3D2, or something like that type help to see the right way = of doing=20 it, the type boot and you are done, but dont forget to write the same = thing into=20 /boot/loader.rc file, in order to continue booting correctly your=20 system.
 
Merry Xmas
Ales
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 dr34mw34v3r
To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG =
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, = 1999 9:00=20 PM
Subject: cant boot

I have installed FreeBSD 3.3 to my second hard drive = and it=20 wont boot.
any help would be greatly appreciated.=20

booteasy was installed to the second drive
BIOS is set to boot = from=20 drive D
*error message I recieved was*=20

changing root device to wd0s1a
error 22: panic: = cannot mount=20 root (2)=20

*system specs*
Processor - amd k6/2 400 3D now
mainboard - = DFI=20 K6BV3
IDE primary master - Carvair 2.0gb
IDE primary slave - = Maxtor=20 5.0gb
IDE secondary master - Vintec 48x CDrom
IDE secondary = slave -=20 Acer CDRW=20

Please Help!
Dave

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