Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 18:28:57 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Phil Joseph <philip.joseph@net.ntl.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cant get to a boot prompt to change disk ID's Message-ID: <19990922182856.C284@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <000501bf050c$d8a98d00$7fb8fad4@fred>; from Phil Joseph on Wed, Sep 22, 1999 at 04:12:06PM %2B0100 References: <000501bf050c$d8a98d00$7fb8fad4@fred>
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On Wed, Sep 22, 1999 at 04:12:06PM +0100, Phil Joseph wrote:
> My FreeBSD is installed to my second IDE drive (on primary IDE controller).
>
> WHen it tries to boot I get the message
>
> Changing root device to wd0s2a
> Err22 Panic Can't mount root.
>
> I've found the soultion in your FAQ
>
> At the Boot: prompt, enter 1:wd(2,a)kernel .............
>
>
> Just one little question :-)
>
> HOW DO I GET TO THE BOOT PROMPT?
>
Assuming you're running 3.x, when you see the spinning line in the
top left hand corner of the screen hit the spacebar, that gives
you the ``boot: '' prompt.
HTH
> many thanks
>
> Phil
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