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On Fri, 17 Jan 1997 jhawkins@microlink.net wrote:

> I am trying to install Walnut Creek FreeBSD 2.1.5 in computer which was 
> assembled from parts from a large variety of sources.  The hard drive and
> CD-ROM are both SCSI devices controlled by Future Domain 850/950 controller.
> When I tried to install the standard kernel, the error message "no disk drives
> present".  I then tried the generic kernel, the error message "panic: cannot
> mount the root"

Configure the nca device in UserConfig -- put -c at the Boot: prompt.

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