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Date:      Tue, 9 Jun 1998 01:24:44 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Dima Dorfman <dima@zwb.net>
To:        ibarra@poo.civil.okayama-u.ac.jp (Jose Ibarra)
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Question
Message-ID:  <199806090524.BAA22432@nwalme.pair.com>
In-Reply-To: <357C8970.1D81606F@poo.civil.okayama-u.ac.jp> from Jose Ibarra at "Jun 9, 98 10:01:36 am"

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> I tried to install many times FreeBSD in my machine, but i couldn't.
> Every time I start after installing, the boot can't mount the root.
> I'm using a IBM Aptiva, what can I do?

What is the exact message you're getting?  If it is "panic: cannot mount
root", read on.

You need to specify abother boot partition.  At the "boot:" prompt, type
something likr 1:wd(0,a)kernel if FreeBSD is on the second HD.  Read the
above help for details.

> 
> J.Ibarra
> 
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