Subject: Re: sparc classic... can't mount r/w
To: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
From: Adam Bozanich <abozan01@ccsf.edu>
List: port-sparc
Date: 06/15/2003 23:29:05
On Sun, 15 Jun 2003, Manuel Bouyer wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 14, 2003 at 01:24:52PM -0700, Adam Bozanich wrote:
> > [...]
> > # /sbin/mount -u -w /
> > mount_ffs: /dev/sd0a on /: specified device does not match mounted device
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > root on sd0c dumps on sd0b
>
> here is your problem: it used sd0c as root partition, not sd0a (which happens
> to work, as sd0a is at the start of the disk). Check your proms settings,
> and change it to boot from sd0a instead of sd0c
>
> --
> Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
>      NetBSD: 24 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
> --
>

Thank you Mr Bouyer and everyone else who replied.  I'm sorry for the
delayed response, but I just got back into town (fathers day).

Anyways... Yes, all I needed to do was change the boot partition to sd0a.

Damm do I feel silly.

Thanks again to all who gave their 2 cents

-Adam