Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 09:43:39 +0100 From: "Bond, Jeffery" <Jeff.Bond@nectech.co.uk> To: "'alan17@wizard.net'" <alan17@wizard.net> Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: How to boot FreeBSD Message-ID: <DD2AB7991BC6D211988E00A024AC583B83EC05@exchange.nectech.co.uk>
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Hi again Alan, Just a thought, what version of FreeBSD are you using? When I had this setup with 2.2.8 I had to recompile the kernel to make it work. I'm sure it was fixed in 3.1 I think it falls over because it sees your secondary master as the 2nd device (instead of 3rd device), so somehow thinks this is wd1a and not wd2a. Can anyone back me up and confirm that this WAS a real bug? Has it been fixed? Jeff > -----Original Message----- > From: Bond, Jeffery > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 9:38 AM > To: 'alan17@wizard.net' > Cc: questions@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: How to boot FreeBSD > > Hi Alan, > > It's failing because it is assuming that the root fs is on wd1a, where is > it actually on wd2a. Do you have a primary slave device installed? The > reason I ask is because I had a similar problem a while ago when I had a > primary and secondary master, but no primary slave. > > Have you tried entering wd2a at the 'Boot:' prompt? I can't remember the > exact syntax, but you can specify where the root fs is at the boot prompt. > Once you get it to boot using this method, I think you can then modify > some file to tell it where to look (or recompile the kernel). Sorry I > don't have exact details. I'm sure someone else on the list does know! > > Regards, > > Jeff > > -----Original Message----- > From: alan17@wizard.net [SMTP:alan17@wizard.net] > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 7:10 PM > To: Jeff.Bond@nectech.co.uk > Cc: questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: How to boot FreeBSD > > According to Bond, Jeffery: > > > > Hi Alan, > > > > You say FreeBSD is on your second hard drive. Is this a slave on > the primary > > interface, or a master on the secondary? > > > > If it's a secondary master, I guess the /etc/lilo.conf entry would > point to > > /dev/hdc1 (in linux speak). > Yes indeed. It is a secondary master, and I believe my LILO > entry > works fine. > > But all problems are not over. :-( When I boot my machine and > enter > "bsd" at the LILO prompt, BSD certainly seems to be booting. The > screen > messages start with "Loading bsd . . . " and continue on, using a > lot > of terminology that a 'umble Linuxian like meself cannot fathom. > But at > the end of the process, here are the lines that appear on the > screen: > changing root device to wd1s1a > changing root device to wd1a > error 6: panic: cannot mount root (2) > syncing disks . . . done > > and then I am offered the chance to reboot. > > I actually went through the install process twice, and thought I did > the second time quite well. I am willing to try again, but I'm > hoping > that the Masters on this list can give me input on what to avoid, or > what to try for. I installed with the "novice" method, and I put in > a lot of ports . .. but I don't believe that any of that is causing > the kernel panic reflected in the messages above. > > All help much appreciated, TIA! > > Alan > > -- > Alan McConnell I claim not to have controlled events, but > confess > Pixel Analysis plainly that events have controlled me. (A. > Lincoln) > alan17@wizard.net Hold the fort! I am coming! (W.T. Sherman) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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