Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 22:20:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Stefan <veith@bigfoot.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Mounting root on wd2 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970912222008.17774c-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <34143697.645F@bigfoot.com>
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On Mon, 8 Sep 1997, Stefan wrote:
> Hello
>
> I have just installed FreeBSD without any problems. But whn I tried to
> reboot the system after the kernel had booted I got the message:
> " changing root device to wd1a - cannot mount root ".
>
> Of course, it cannot! For I installed FreeBSD on wd2 (that is: master on
> the second IDE-port) and DOS on wd0.
> Then I bboted the kernel via the boot prompt (" 1:wd(2,a)/kernel ") and
> compiled and own one; I added the line:
> "config kernel root on wd2"
> But the kernel still complains that it cannot change the root device.
Common problem.
If you get the message:
panic: Cannot mount root
At the end of the probe sequence you should either:
1. Have the line:
config kernel root on wd2
in your kernel config,
OR:
2. Rename the second disk to wd1 in the kernel config (comment out the
original wd1 line and change the wd2 line to read wd1, leaving all other
parameters unchanged).
Doug White | University of Oregon
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