From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Aug 3 17:07:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA03429 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 3 Aug 1998 17:07:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ntex.co.napa.ca.us (exmail.co.napa.ca.us [157.22.184.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA03412 for ; Mon, 3 Aug 1998 17:07:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from DBoune@co.napa.ca.us) Received: by exmail.co.napa.ca.us with Internet Mail Service (5.0.1460.8) id ; Mon, 3 Aug 1998 17:07:31 -0700 Message-ID: From: "Boune, Damian" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: FreeBSD on 2nd master Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 17:07:29 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1460.8) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="---- =_NextPart_001_01BDBF3B.DF021BF8" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------ =_NextPart_001_01BDBF3B.DF021BF8 Content-Type: text/plain So far, I've been far preferential to the following configuration - I have 3 drives right now, so I'm a bit lucky I suppose however I've done the same with 2. wd0 (3.4G) P1 - Dos, (100M or afford, Dos itself, Utils, space to move files between OSs) P2 - FreeBSD, (Slice as you like) wd1 (2.5G) P1 - Win95, (As you can tell, the boot files will end up on wd0/P1 P2 - Whatever, (That is, if you like, you could use FAT32 on one partition though nothing else will read it) wd2 (2.5G) P1 - NT, (All of the sudden, you are running 3 different boot managers, er?) Of course, I set up DOS 6.22 first, then win95, then NT, and finally, we must save the best for last, FreeBSD. Now we can boot to whatever the #*$@ we want! This removes the need to mess around with your BSD boot config files. On two disks it might look something like this for me. wd0 (3.4G) P1 - DOS P2 - FreeBSD wd1 (2.5G) P1 - Win95/Or NT P2 - NT (Skip this if you don't want both) Hope this helps some of the newer folks out there. db -----Original Message----- From: Ryan Turner [mailto:freebsd@vt.edu] Sent: Monday, August 03, 1998 12:19 PM To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD on 2nd master after you select the second disk you get a chance to enter some options. if you do not enter any options it will continue on as normal thinking it is the 1st master. when it looks for root on the first master it panics. to correct this type wd(2,a) after you select the second disk from the boot manager if you put that line in your /boot.config file you will not have to do that. at least I think it is that file. it might be /kernel.config At 02:01 PM 8/3/98 +0500, you wrote: > Hi All ! I install FreeBSD 2.2.6 on a 2nd master disk. I keep DOS/NT >on a 1st. I install FreeBSD boot manager on 1st master. Installation >process goes normally. But when I switch to 2nd disk (via boot manager) >and try to boot from FreeBSD partition I get an error: "panic cannot mount root", >and then reboot. What's the reason ? What can be wrong ? Any advises ? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ------ =_NextPart_001_01BDBF3B.DF021BF8 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: FreeBSD on 2nd master

So far, I've been far preferential to the following = configuration -

I have 3 drives right now, so I'm a bit lucky I = suppose however I've done the same with 2.

wd0 (3.4G)      P1 - = Dos,
        =       (100M or afford, Dos = itself, Utils, space to move files between OSs)

        =       P2 - FreeBSD,
        =       (Slice as you = like)

wd1 (2.5G)  P1 - Win95,
        =       (As you can tell, the = boot files will end up on wd0/P1

        =       P2 - Whatever,
        =       (That is, if you like, = you could use FAT32 on one partition though nothing

        =        else will read = it)

wd2 (2.5G)      P1 - = NT,
        =       (All of the sudden, you = are running 3 different boot managers, er?)

Of course, I set up DOS 6.22 first, then win95, then = NT, and finally, we must save the best for last, FreeBSD. Now we can = boot to whatever the #*$@ we want!

This removes the need to mess around with your BSD = boot config files. On two disks it might look something like this for = me.

wd0 (3.4G)      P1 - = DOS
        =       P2 - FreeBSD
wd1 (2.5G)  P1 - Win95/Or NT
        =       P2 - NT (Skip this if you = don't want both)
        =      =20
Hope this helps some of the newer folks out = there.

db

-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Turner [mailto:freebsd@vt.edu]
Sent: Monday, August 03, 1998 12:19 PM
To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: FreeBSD on 2nd master


after you select the second disk you get a chance to = enter some options.
if you do not enter any options it will continue on = as normal thinking it
is the 1st master.  when it looks for root on = the first master it panics.
to correct this type

wd(2,a)

after you select the second disk from the boot = manager

if you put that line in your /boot.config file you = will not have to do that.
at least I think it is that file.  it might be = /kernel.config


At 02:01 PM 8/3/98 +0500, you wrote:
>    Hi All !   I = install FreeBSD 2.2.6 on a 2nd  master disk. I keep DOS/NT
>on a 1st. I install FreeBSD boot manager on = 1st  master. Installation
>process goes normally.   But when I = switch to 2nd disk (via  boot manager)
>and try to boot from FreeBSD partition I get = an  error: "panic cannot
mount root",  >and then = reboot.   What's the reason ? What can be wrong ?
Any advises ?     


To Unsubscribe: send mail to = majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in = the body of the message

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