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Date:      Tue, 26 Oct 1999 02:12:06 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To:        Cheng Hong <hcheng@psl.com.sg>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE:panic: cant mount root
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9910260210550.12797-100000@fw.wintelcom.net>
In-Reply-To: <002201bf1f87$81d243b0$299a0eca@dellserver>

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On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Cheng Hong wrote:

> Hi,
>      I got some problems with the bootup here.
>      I installed FreeBSD3.2 on a PC with two SCSI hard disks. The disk with
> FreeBSD is numbered SCSI#02, and the other disk SCSI#0 is using WindowsNT.
> The bootup device of the SCSI manager has be changed to 02.
>     When booting, the kernel is loaded, and then an error "Panic: cant mount
> root" appears. I have checked the FAQ, but the first solution listed there
> seems cannot work. There is no "Boot:" prompt during the bootup process.
> And I am also wondering how the command "l:wd(2,a)kernel" should be modified
> to apply to SCSI hard disks.
>       Your prompt reply is appreciated.

try fiddling with the loader option:

"root_disk_unit"

try setting it to "2" manually.

-Alfred



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