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Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 13:22:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Anonymous User <anonymous_user@softhome.net>
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Subject: Re: Help! After install, boot, initialization, then...Reboot!
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On Sat, 3 Oct 1998, Anonymous User wrote:

>     Before I start, I would like to state my computer and FreeBSD configuration as below:
> 
>         P55C-233MMX, (4*2+16*2=)40MB EDO RAM, ATX
>         Vibrate 16, USR x2 Voice Int., RealMagic GX/64
>         SparQ 1GB Int IDE, IBM 4.3G UDMA, NEC 1.44M, Iomega Zip 100, Panasonic CR-583
> 
>         OS: Chinese & English WinNT Server 4, Win 98, DOS (All installed on IBM 4.3G UDMA)
>         File System: DOS & 98 (FAT16 C:\), NT4 (NTFS), C-NT4 (NTFS)
>         System Commander Equipped
> 
>         FreeBSD Version: 2.2.7-Release (On SparQ 1GB)
>         Installation Files at C:\FreeBSD
>         Distribution Site: HK SuperNet (ftp://ftp.hk.super.net)
>         Download the whole 2.2.7-Release directory
> 
>     I created the boot floppy from setup.exe and boot my computer from
> it. After installation, it reboots from the SparQ drive, where I
> installed FreeBSD onto it. After all the messages (I can't understand
> much), I came to the final line, 'Panic: cannot mount root' and
> FreeBSD is preparing my machine to restart in 15 seconds.

FreeBSD is probably having trouble detecting your SparQ drive.  Try
rebooting and watch the boot time messages - make sure the sparq is found
during the wdc probes.

If you're not sure what I'm referring to, post the output of the boot-time
messages.

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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