> On Fri, 26 Sep 2003, Schnubbi wrote:
>
> >hi everybody,
> >
> >i want to install viva miniroot.fs and i only have one harddisk...
> >
> >so when i chose "install netbsd on hard disk"
> >
> >i get the mesage
> >"
> >the root device is not mounted. please mount it.
> >your selected target disk sd0 also holds the current
> >root device. i need to know whether iīm currently running out of the target
root
> >(sd0a), or out of a alternate root(say, in sd0b, your swap partition). i
canīt
> >tell unless you mounted the root from which you booted read and write
> >"
> >
> >
> >this does say me nothing :-(((
> >can someone help me please?
>
> Escape to a shell, and mount the partition that holds the miniroot. If
> this is your swap partition on sd0b, then:
> # mount /dev/sd0b /
there is already a device called "root_device" mounted on / :-((((


> Should suffice.
>
> Exit the shell and try the install again.
>
> >
> >thx a lot,
> >david
> >
>
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