Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 10:44:09 -0500 From: Jerry Kendall <jerry@border.com> To: pokora@execpc.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mount root failure Message-ID: <96Jan18.104500est.20481@janus.border.com> In-Reply-To: <199601181526.JAA16683@execpc.com>
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On Thu, 18 Jan 1996 pokora@execpc.com wrote:
>
> I've successfully install FreeBSD, or so the install program indicates as
> such. I've installed on my second hard drive. I reboot and use
> hd(1,a)/kernel as instructed, the kernel starts to boot, after a short time
> the boot process gives me an error message as follows:
>
> vg0(VGA-Campatible display device) rev142 int a irq ?? on pci0:5
> panic: cannot mount root
>
> What does this mean? Is there a way around it? Can I edit the configuration
> so I can boot? What do I need to do to get the system to mount the device?
> Any other suggestion?
>
> Thanks in advance!!
>
> Ross
>
>
When you installed the system, it asked you where to put the root fs...
ie: wd0, sd0, etc.... What did you pick ????
If you don't remember... tyr using MS-DOS fdisk to locate a partition
that you feel is where you put FreeBSD...
If you did setup FreeBSD to be on an IDE drive, which drive was it ???
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