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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 11:11:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: 2.2.1 Install problem (trying to boot sd1 instead of sd0?!?)
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On Wed, 9 Apr 1997, Mike Tancsa wrote:

> Basically, I installed 2.2.1 on a 486-DX100 on sd0, but when I boot I get
> the message "kernel panic... can not mount root on sd1"... Why would it
> look to sd1 for the root partition instead of sd0 ?

You will get this if the IDE controller is enabled.  Try disabling it.

Also try rebuilding your kernel and modifying the 'kernel' line in the
config to point to sd0.  

You can get started by typing

sd(0,a)/kernel

at the Boot: prompt.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
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