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From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
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Subject: Re: misc/113160: mountroot> prompt during first boot for
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The following reply was made to PR i386/113160; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To: Noel Nuguid <businessgeeks@pinoy-compuworld.com>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: misc/113160: mountroot> prompt during first boot for installation
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 16:37:51 -0400

 On Wed, May 30, 2007 at 02:26:51PM +0000, Noel Nuguid wrote:
 > 
 > >Number:         113160
 > >Category:       misc
 > >Synopsis:       mountroot> prompt during first boot for installation
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       non-critical
 > >Priority:       medium
 > >Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
 > >State:          open
 > >Quarter:        
 > >Keywords:       
 > >Date-Required:
 > >Class:          sw-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   current-users
 > >Arrival-Date:   Wed May 30 14:30:09 GMT 2007
 > >Closed-Date:
 > >Last-Modified:
 > >Originator:     Noel Nuguid
 > >Release:        Freebsd 6.2
 > >Organization:
 > Pinoy Compuworld
 > >Environment:
 > Can even reach that part
 > >Description:
 > I want to install Freebsd 6.2 on one of my old boxes (an old Celeron 1.2 Ghz). however when I try to boot up from the Installer CD to install the software. I ended up to this prompt:
 > 
 > Manual root filesystem specification:
 >   <fstype>:<device> Mount <device> using filesystem <fstype>
 >                       eg. ufs:da0s1a
 >   ?                 List valid disk boot devices
 >   <empty line> Abort Manual Input
 > 
 > mountroot>
 > 
 > tried doing the suggestions from this thread:
 > 
 > http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/showthread.php?p=260183
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 > Just boot from a freebsd 6.2 boot disc and try to install it
 
 I guess it means your CDROM is not detected by FreeBSD.
 
 Kris