From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jun 16 02:12:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id CAA29300 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 02:12:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ips.multiwave.com.sg (ips.multiwave.com.sg [203.120.211.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA29234 for ; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 02:12:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gwzhao@multiwave.com.sg) Received: from gwzhao ([203.120.211.223]) by ips.multiwave.com.sg (Netscape Mail Server v2.0) with SMTP id AAA201 for ; Tue, 16 Jun 1998 17:11:49 +0800 Message-ID: <000f01bd9906$eb2cd7c0$dfd378cb@gwzhao> From: gwzhao@multiwave.com.sg (Gorton Zhao Guo Wei) To: Subject: Installation problems with Free BSD 2.2.6 (latest release) Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1998 17:12:41 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01BD9949.F8A1D660" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01BD9949.F8A1D660 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Sir/Madam, I just bought a Free BSD CDs (4 pieces of CD-ROM). The title of those = CDs is "Free BSD 2.2.6, A full 4.4 BSD Lite Based 32 bit Operating = system' from Walnut Greek CDROM. I installed it to a Pentium PC with = 32MB ram + a PCI network card + PCI VGA card. In the same PC, I have = installed Linux, QNX, and Windows NT/98/95 as well successfully, but I = could not install Free BSD successfully. I have tried to install Free = BSD both on a partition with ms-dos at another partition and on a blank = harddisk. The problem appears the same. I followed the installation instructions to install Free BSD from a IDE = CD-ROM drive. Everything seemed to be okay during installation, but = after re-boot the machine, the error message 'panic: cannot mount root' = came out and the system kept rebooting every 15 seconds. I am quite sure = that I do nothing wrongly to mount the root in fdisk utility. I would = appreciate any help on this. I also found that there were no source codes at /usr/src/sys directory = under disc #2. I think that it should be there because this disc is = included the uncompressed files. Not sure if there are anything wrong = with the CDs. I wish to have a quick response because we need to have = BSD up for some projects. Thanks. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. With best regards, Gorton Zhao Multiwave Innovation Pte Ltd 25 Serangoon North Ave. 5 Tel: (65) 485 6652 6th Floor Uraco Building Fax: (65) 481 2611 Singapore 554914 Web: www.multiwave.com ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01BD9949.F8A1D660 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dear Sir/Madam,
 
I just bought a Free BSD CDs (4 = pieces of=20 CD-ROM). The title of those CDs is "Free BSD 2.2.6, A full 4.4 BSD = Lite=20 Based 32 bit Operating system' from Walnut Greek CDROM. I installed it = to a=20 Pentium PC with 32MB ram + a PCI network card + PCI VGA card. In the = same PC, I=20 have installed Linux, QNX, and Windows NT/98/95 as well successfully, = but I=20 could not install Free BSD successfully. I have tried to install Free = BSD both=20 on a partition with ms-dos at another partition and on a blank harddisk. = The=20 problem appears the same.
 
I followed the installation = instructions to=20 install Free BSD from a IDE CD-ROM drive. Everything seemed to be okay = during=20 installation, but after re-boot the machine, the error message 'panic: = cannot=20 mount root' came out and the system kept rebooting every 15 seconds. I = am quite=20 sure that I do nothing wrongly to mount the root in fdisk utility. I = would=20 appreciate any help on this.
 
I also found that there were no source codes at = /usr/src/sys=20 directory under disc #2. I think that it should be there because this = disc is=20 included the uncompressed files. Not sure if there are anything wrong = with the=20 CDs. I wish to have a quick response because we need to have BSD up for = some=20 projects. Thanks.
 
I am looking forward to hearing from you = soon.
 
With best regards,
Gorton Zhao
Multiwave Innovation = Pte=20 Ltd
 
25 Serangoon North Ave. = 5    Tel:=20 (65) 485 6652
6th Floor Uraco Building     Fax: = (65) 481=20 2611
Singapore=20 554914           &= nbsp;=20 Web: www.multiwave.com
 
 
 
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