Bug 14257

Summary: error 6: panic: cannot mount root (2) - da2s1a vs da1s1a
Product: Base System Reporter: Andrew Cagney <cagney>
Component: kernAssignee: freebsd-bugs (Nobody) <bugs>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: 3.3-RELEASE   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   

Description Andrew Cagney 1999-10-11 07:10:01 UTC 
Kernel tries to mount da2s1a (does not exist) instead of da1s1a as
root file system.

Fix: 

Trying ``set rootdev=/dev/da1s1a'' at the boot prompt didn't appear to
work.

Trying ``root on da1'' in a kernel didn't appear to work.

Any suggestions?
How-To-Repeat: 

During boot after fresh install from 3.3 CD:

	....
	Waiting 15 ....
	changing root device to da2s1a
	changing root device to da2a
	error 6: panic: cannot mount root (2)

da2* doesn't exist.  da1a1a exists and contains a valid root file
system.

The pre-boot loader managed to successfully load the kernel from
da2s1a (well disk...).
Comment 1 iedowse freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2001-06-07 02:04:16 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->feedback


Is this still a problem with more recent releases?
Comment 2 Mike Barcroft freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2001-07-21 03:06:47 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: feedback->closed


Timeout; no response from originator.