Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 02:28:46 +0100 From: Andrew Boothman <andrew@cream.org> To: Forrest Cahoon <forrest@abstractfactory.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Install problem -- can't mount disk Message-ID: <3DB3584E.3070705@cream.org> References: <20021018.232535.92592630.forrest@abstractfactory.org>
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Forrest Cahoon wrote: > The machine boots, but when it gets to the disk mounting part, here's > what I see: > > Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a > no such device 'ad' > setrootbyname failed > ffs_mountroot: can't find rootvp > Root mount failed: 6 > > Then I get taken to the mountroot> prompt. Do you see your IDE controllers (ad devices) appear during the boot? Are there any other messages related to the controllers that get displayed? I guess the, "no such device 'ad'", error is pretty self-explanatory it can't find your IDE controller. Andrew. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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