Date: Wed, 02 Jul 1997 14:33:31 -0700 From: Peter Clark <pac@bvemc.ppco.com> To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Subject: problem with freebsd 2.2.2 installation. Message-ID: <33BAC92B.619A@bvemc.ppco.com>
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Problem: PANIC: CAN'T MOUNT ROOT message received after message CHANGING TO DEVICE WD1A during boot process. Boot process stops. (Installing FreeBSD 2.2.2 into machine not yet running freebsd). PC has 2 PCI-bus EIDE mode 4 disks. Disk1 has Windows95 installed and also FreeBSD boot manager. Installation being done from boot floppy dated May 27th (latest). Disk2 is wholly given over to FreeBSD except for 'compatibility' partition at start of disk. Default directories selected, 'novice' installation. 'Custom' option selected - /bin is only component being installed. Kernel configuration apparently ok (done from DOS partition on disk1), written to disk2 ok. Booting from disk2 causes problem above, partway through boot process. Attempts to re-configure and re-install do not clear problem. (Is /bin the only directory actually required for an installation?)
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