Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 13:22:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Anonymous User <anonymous_user@softhome.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help! After install, boot, initialization, then...Reboot! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9810061321300.19930-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <001001bdee73$5df88620$60fda1ca@windows-nt>
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On Sat, 3 Oct 1998, Anonymous User wrote: > Before I start, I would like to state my computer and FreeBSD configuration as below: > > P55C-233MMX, (4*2+16*2=)40MB EDO RAM, ATX > Vibrate 16, USR x2 Voice Int., RealMagic GX/64 > SparQ 1GB Int IDE, IBM 4.3G UDMA, NEC 1.44M, Iomega Zip 100, Panasonic CR-583 > > OS: Chinese & English WinNT Server 4, Win 98, DOS (All installed on IBM 4.3G UDMA) > File System: DOS & 98 (FAT16 C:\), NT4 (NTFS), C-NT4 (NTFS) > System Commander Equipped > > FreeBSD Version: 2.2.7-Release (On SparQ 1GB) > Installation Files at C:\FreeBSD > Distribution Site: HK SuperNet (ftp://ftp.hk.super.net) > Download the whole 2.2.7-Release directory > > I created the boot floppy from setup.exe and boot my computer from > it. After installation, it reboots from the SparQ drive, where I > installed FreeBSD onto it. After all the messages (I can't understand > much), I came to the final line, 'Panic: cannot mount root' and > FreeBSD is preparing my machine to restart in 15 seconds. FreeBSD is probably having trouble detecting your SparQ drive. Try rebooting and watch the boot time messages - make sure the sparq is found during the wdc probes. If you're not sure what I'm referring to, post the output of the boot-time messages. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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