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Date:      Wed, 15 Dec 1999 12:23:50 -0600
From:      "Alejandro Ramirez" <ales@megared.net.mx>
To:        "dr34mw34v3r" <dr34mw34v3r@earthlink.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: cant boot
Message-ID:  <022801bf4729$892b22c0$d2630a0a@megared.net.mx>
References:  <38570436.E7E50796@earthlink.net>

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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


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Merry Xmas</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> cant boot</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>I have installed FreeBSD 3.3 to my second hard drive =
and it=20
  wont boot. <BR>any help would be greatly appreciated.=20
  <P>booteasy was installed to the second drive <BR>BIOS is set to boot =
from=20
  drive D <BR>*error message I recieved was*=20
  <P><B>changing root device to wd0s1a</B> <BR><B>error 22: panic: =
cannot mount=20
  root (2)</B><B></B>=20
  <P>*system specs* <BR>Processor - amd k6/2 400 3D now <BR>mainboard - =
DFI=20
  K6BV3 <BR>IDE primary master - Carvair 2.0gb <BR>IDE primary slave - =
Maxtor=20
  5.0gb <BR>IDE secondary master - Vintec 48x CDrom <BR>IDE secondary =
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  Acer CDRW=20
  <P>Please Help! <BR>Dave </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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