Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 09:37:19 +0200 From: Jesper Blomstrom <jeppe@partitur.se> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Big problem for me, not for you? Message-ID: <37BBB42E.12ACDE2D@partitur.se>
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Hi, I have installed FreeBSD on a separate harddisk, and my other disk contains Windows. TheWindows-disk is set to primary master and the FreeBSD-disk is set to primary slave. I have also installed a bootMGR. If I want to run Windows everything is o.k, and Windows starts without problem. But I do not want to run Windows ;) and when I choose FreeBSD it seems to boot normal but then it fails with the error: Panic:cant mount root I understand that this error comes from confusion between the boot blockīs and the kernelīs understanding of the disk devices. I have therefore tried to stop the OS from booting and at the boot-prompt I have tried to start the system with the following combinations: 1:wd(1,a)kernel = This one I think is the correct way to boot, but it fails with the messages: Changing root device to wd1s1a Swapon: /dev/wd0s1: Invalid argument Automatic reeboot in progress Canīt open /dev/wd0s1a: Invalid argument Canīt check file system Unexpected Inconsistency Automatic file system check faild, HELP! Then the os wants me to show him the path to another shell the Bourne-Shell but if I want to use sh I shall press return. If I then try to run stand/sysinstall I get the message Error opening terminal: cons25 1:wd(2,a)kernel = panic:cant mount root... ( it boots ) 1:wd(0,a)kernel = panic:cant mount root... ( it boots ) Everything else generates something with "wrong labels" ( does not boot ) What should I do and how should I do it? If you can help me I shall never use another OS then FreeBSD, promise! / Many Greetings from Sweden Jesper Blomstroem To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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