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Date:      Tue, 23 Jan 1996 13:58:42 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        Bruce Hamilton <76225.2355@compuserve.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD <Questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Loading FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960123135705.3234H-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <960122224549_76225.2355_GHM111-1@CompuServe.COM>

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On 22 Jan 1996, Bruce Hamilton wrote:

> I am installing FreeBSD on a second WD drive on my 386 PC.  I have completed the
> file mount and selected the proceed option.   When I start the boot from process
> the  boot process appears to working OK up to a point then stops with the
> message:
> 
> PANIC: CANNOT MOUNT ROOT

Oops.  Something went wrong.

> I have noticed that some of the devices are not located during the boot process.
> Any suggestions on how to get around this?  Also, is there a utility for
> displaying device addresses and IRQs so I can compare them to the boot info?

Put the -c option on the boot prompt.

ie:
Boot:  wd(1,a)/kernel -c

or just
Boot: -c

if it loads without a hint.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@gladstone.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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