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What does the probe line for the SCSI controller say? Is the SCSI controller set 
up with the default settings? As this would be what 2.1.5 would be looking for I 
think. With 2.1.6 you can go into Visual Kernel and change it to match the 
settings for the SCSI card if necessary.

Andrew Perry
andrew@shoal.net.au

jhawkins@microlink.net wrote:
> 
> I am trying to install Walnut Creek FreeBSD 2.1.5 in computer which was
> assembled from parts from a large variety of sources.  The hard drive and
> CD-ROM are both SCSI devices controlled by Future Domain 850/950 controller.
> When I tried to install the standard kernel, the error message "no disk drives
> present".  I then tried the generic kernel, the error message "panic: cannot
> mount the root"
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> James
> is MTI USA P55-TH ISA PCI Motherboard with an Award BIOS v 4.51 PG.
> The hard drive is a Seagate STk