Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 14:21:53 +0200 From: Plamen Petkov <plamendp@techno-link.com> To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Panic Can't mount root Message-ID: <363DA3E1.9435E4AE@techno-link.com> References: <Pine.WNT.3.95.981029104143.-69409C-100000@direct-source.com.direct-source.com>
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Rick Hamell wrote: > > > I'm am almost certain that I am doing the install correctly on a 1.2G drive West Dig Caviar split in two with Win95 on the first partition and installing FreeBSD on the extended partition (deleting slice then creating new slice for FreeBSD). I do a small installation "User with X Windows". everything goes smooth until I re-boot then I get the "panic can't mount root". This is the fourth time I've attempted this and it's getting !@#$%#@# frustrating > > > > PLEEEEEEZ HELP! > > Please set your Email to wrap at 70-80 lines. From a dos boot disk > do fdisk /mbr If that does not work, reinstall again and use the > BootManager option. > I wouldn't do that (reinstall) ... yet.. Fdisk /mbr is OK, though... First, run Sysinstall (boot from your CD or floppy as you would make a new/fresh installation). Then go to Configure->Partition and try to figure out if the drive geometry is OK. It must be the SAME as your BIOS reports it is (disk should be in LBA mode, hence the cyilinders are UNDER 1024: FreeBSD won't run if your root partition [the slice] starts over 1024 cyl). If geometry doesn't seems OK - change it and ... press 'W' (this option is hidden at this moment). Answer 'Yes' to the next warning message. Hopely, this will fix the disk partition table. [reboot! is it OK ?] [if not] Now go to Configure->Label. If [freebsd] partitions seems ok, i.e. you can see your /, /var, /usr and swap partitions, don't change anything - just pres 'W' again... hmm... or even don't do anything... just 'Q' (I would suggesting this as a first step!). Just be carefull and watch your fingers :-) Don't answer 'Yes' if you are not sure about it :-) Huh.. did you try the kernel boot options ? [can't remember them, whatch your initial boot screen for help]. Well, if you don't have any data of important interest on your FreeBSD partition - just make a new and fresh installation... reinstall.. that's it :-) "FreeBSD install vs. Windows reinstall" -- ** !REMOVE NOSPAM! ** Plamen D. Petkov FBIS First Bulgarian Internet Store E-mail: mailto:plamendp@NOSPAM.bgstore.com ICQ# : 2214327 FBIS : http://www.bgstore.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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