Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 23:33:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Rajeev Koodli <rajeev.koodli@ntc.nokia.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: panic: cannot mount root Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980609233247.295D-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <35782816.307B@ntc.nokia.com>
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On Fri, 5 Jun 1998, Rajeev Koodli wrote: > changing root device to wd1a > panic: cannot mount root > > and then the automatic reboot and the cycle continues. > > I installed the boot manager after reading the Help in the Install > package, which says that a "redirecting" boot manager should reside on > disk1 also for the boot to proceed on disk2. So, I followed those > instructions (you chose wd0 in drive selection, but Quit immediately, > and chose boot manager on wd2, and proceed with the rest of the > installation). Finally, when I come back to the main menu, I chose Exit, > and it asked for confirmation with a message saying "remove floppy > disks". But, the mounting part is apparantly not ok.. You have a disk arrangement that the boot system doesn't like. If possible, move the drive to the slave position on the primary controller. If you have a CDROM there, then try following these instructions. If you get the message: panic: Cannot mount root At the end of the probe sequence you should either: 1. Have the line: config kernel root on wd2 in your kernel config, OR: 2. Rename the second disk to wd1 in the kernel config (comment out the original wd1 line and change the wd2 line to read wd1, leaving all other parameters unchanged). Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major NOTICE: Make sure your mailer replies to dwhite@resnet or I won't get it! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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