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To: Forrest Cahoon <forrest@abstractfactory.org>
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Subject: Re: Install problem -- can't mount disk
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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.


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