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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Kernel panic after bootup
Date: 31 Mar 1997 18:30:08 GMT
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"Nevin K Ng" <nevin@iname.com> wrote:

> I have the same problem too, when I successfully installed
> 2.1.6-RELEASE on my second HD, it just can't mount the root and
> reboot. If I type 1:wd(2,a)/kernel during the boot prompt, then
> everythings went ok...

So you already know the basic solution.  Likely the same for the other
folks posting this question.

>  I have tried to modify the biosboot makefile
> that included the harddisk bias flag and compile it again, and it
> still does works...any help?

Compiling and installing isn't sufficient.  You also need to reinstall
the bootblocks onto your harddisk:

	disklabel -B wd2

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
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