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Date:      Thu, 19 Nov 1998 07:40:35 -0800
From:      David Greenman <dg@root.com>
To:        "Mark A. Pitman" <map@primenet.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: "cant mount root" error after install (with a single SCSI HD) 
Message-ID:  <199811191540.HAA27633@root.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 19 Nov 1998 07:55:52 MST." <36543178.57DBD7D8@primenet.com> 

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>> >on an NCR53c810 PCI controller.  I have noticed that when the system
>> >boots, the kernel does not probe or detect any of the PCI devices.  The
>> >boot floppy probes the PCI devices fine (I guess that's pretty obvious,
>> >since it installed). Anybody know what I can do to fix this?  I'm new to
>>
>>    That's a pretty strange problem - the first one I've heard like that. I
>> can't think of anything off hand that would cause the installed kernel to
>> ignore your PCI bus when the one on the install floppy sees it just fine. As
>> a test, can you try to install 3.0?
>
>Yes, I can download 3.0, but being new to FreeBSD is that a good idea?  I had
>heard it would be better to stick with the stable 2.2.7 version.  If 3.0 is fine
>for general home use, then that's great, i'll do it!

   It will probably be fine for home use, but I'm mainly interested in the
data point as a troubleshooting measure.

-DG

David Greenman
Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project

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