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Date:      Fri, 20 Jun 1997 09:39:06 +0200 (MET DST)
From:      Wolfgang Helbig <helbig@MX.BA-Stuttgart.De>
To:        asx@ccnet.com (Explorer)
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Installation
Message-ID:  <199706200739.JAA22275@helbig.informatik.ba-stuttgart.de>
In-Reply-To: <33A9F1D1.2D3947F2@ccnet.com> from Explorer at "Jun 19, 97 07:58:25 pm"

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> I got a hold of the latest distribution and got FreeBSD to locate the
> ftp server and obtain the base distribution (minimal install.)
> 
> UltraSCSI Pentium 133 64Mb system
> sd0 = 3.2Gb   <-- Fat  two partitions, 2.0Gb + 1.0Gb
> sd1 = 540Mb  <-- FreeBSD dedicated drive
> sd2 = 1.0Gb   <-- Fat
> 
> System detects and installs bin okay.  But come time to reboot/load from
> disk, it complains as follows:
> 
> FreeBSD BOOT @0x10000 639/64512K of memory
> bad disklabel
> can't find /kernel
> .
> .
> boot process,
> recognizes all my hardware

Explore the boot: prompt, i. e. enter

1:sd(1,a)/kernel 

at it, and see what happens.


Wolfgang

> .
> .
> Changing root device to sd0a
> panic: cannot mount root
> 
> Any assistance will be appreciated.
> I don't have IDE enabled, PS/2 mouse, USR PnP, Sb16 PnP
> 
> Abdulkareem
> asx@ccnet.com
> 
> 




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