Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 13:58:42 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: Bruce Hamilton <76225.2355@compuserve.com> Cc: FreeBSD <Questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Loading FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960123135705.3234H-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <960122224549_76225.2355_GHM111-1@CompuServe.COM>
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On 22 Jan 1996, Bruce Hamilton wrote: > I am installing FreeBSD on a second WD drive on my 386 PC. I have completed the > file mount and selected the proceed option. When I start the boot from process > the boot process appears to working OK up to a point then stops with the > message: > > PANIC: CANNOT MOUNT ROOT Oops. Something went wrong. > I have noticed that some of the devices are not located during the boot process. > Any suggestions on how to get around this? Also, is there a utility for > displaying device addresses and IRQs so I can compare them to the boot info? Put the -c option on the boot prompt. ie: Boot: wd(1,a)/kernel -c or just Boot: -c if it loads without a hint. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@gladstone.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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