Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 14:58:11 -0300 (EST) From: Miguel Angel Sagreras <msagre@cactus.fi.uba.ar> To: pokora@execpc.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Mount root failure Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960118145629.2616A-100000@cactus.fi.uba.ar> 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
>
>
Try wd(1,a) if you have an IDE hardisk or sd(1,a) if you have a SCSI one.
I got this problem too.
Miguel A. Sagreras
Facultad de ingenieria
Universidad de Buenos Aires
e-mail : msagre@cactus.fi.uba.ar
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