Subject: Re: Problem with installation (fwd)
To: RiscBSD mailing list <riscbsd@keffd.demon.co.uk>
From: Neil A. Carson <neil@causality.com>
List: port-arm32
Date: 12/21/1997 15:37:39
RiscBSD mailing list wrote:
> 
> Hi.
> 
> I currently have a problem with installing RiscBSD (1.2). I have followed the
> installation manual and done everything it says. I am using a RPC SA with 1
> HD. on the standard acorn motherboard IDE interface. The error occurs when I
> try and boot RiscBSD for the first time. It says
> 
> panic: cannot mount root

Are you usign one of the kernels (a big one) with a built-in root
filesystem? If not, then I'd expect to see this. If so, then root will
be mounted from the kernel so this should never happen.

	Neil