Date: 23 Nov 96 16:52:11 EST From: Clayton Carney <72271.3671@CompuServe.COM> To: support <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Can't mount root (3) Message-ID: <961123215210_72271.3671_CHU126-1@CompuServe.COM>
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Hi, Well, I've made some progress but still have a serious problem. Following one of the suggestions given, I rebuild the kernel to address the problem of booting from wd2 (second drive, second controller). The pertinent lines in kernel file are as follows: config kernel root on wd1 options ATAPI controller wdc0 ... disk wd0... device wcd0... controller wdc1... disk wd1... This accurately reflects my hardware setup (hard drive and CD on IDE controller 0/hard drive on IDE controller 1). In fact, as the system boots and probes, it speeds thru the hardware. Previously, there were considerable pauses occurring as the drives were being probed. Now however, the following appears after probing: swapon: /dev/wd2s1b: Device not configured Automatic reboot in progress... Can't open /dev/rwd2a: Device not configured /dev/rwd2a: CAN'T CHECK FILE SYSTEM. /dev/rwd2a: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY. Automatic file system check failed... help! Let me echo that request: Help!!! I kinda understand what's happening here; wd2 has now become wd1 (due to a problem in the way BIOS numbers drive, or so I gather) and for some reason the system is looking for its goodies on wd2, right? Question is: how do I get the system to start looking at wd1 instead?! Let me perhaps complicate the problem by stating that the shell is the only thing that seems to work; I can't get into a text editor. I could use a DETAILED description (please remember, I know DOS and Windows forward and backwards; but UNIX is completely new to me) of how to go about correcting this problem. Many thanks in advance, especially to the many who have already help me so far. I realize this is all volunteer support and I would have given up long ago without the help... Thanks :) Clayton Carney
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