From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 3 16:57:27 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from unix.megared.net.mx (megamail.megared.com.mx [207.249.162.252]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3819E15234 for ; Mon, 3 Jan 2000 16:57:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Received: from ales (ales.megared.net.mx [207.249.163.251]) by unix.megared.net.mx (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id SAA69987; Mon, 3 Jan 2000 18:56:58 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Message-ID: <003e01bf564e$a1f9be40$fba3f9cf@megared.net.mx> From: "Alejandro Ramirez" To: "David Hoogterp" , References: <000f01bf5632$982b6ec0$0300000a@comp1> Subject: panic: cannot mount root (was: RE: HELP!) Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 18:57:11 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, > > FreeBSD appears to boot normally until it reaches the line: > > switching to root device disk1s1a. Then I receive the message: > > Error 6:panic: cannot mount root. Then it reboots automatically. Try to hit a key when the system ask you at boot time, and then write "set root_disk_unit=2", then type boot and you are done, but dont forget to write the same into "/boot/loader.rc" file, in order to continue booting correctly your system. The way that The Complete FreeBSD book recommends, its for the old bootstrap. P.S. Nex time try a more descriptive subject, something like "panic: cannot mount root", and you will receive more help. Have Fun... Ales To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message