Mike Smith writes:
>> I switched to the new config(8) today, where the ``config kernel root on..''
>> line is no longer tolerated in the config file.
>> 
>> I now have to ``boot -r'' to avoid a `can't mount root' panic. This wasn't
>> necessary before.
>> 
>> I know I can probably put something into /boot/<mumble> to automate this.
>> Just thought I'd report my (negative) experience.
>
>Can you tell us what it's trying to mount vs. what it should be 
>mounting?
>
>I'm in the process of rewriting parts of this code again to fix the 
>mess that's been made of it.  I'm not sure I'll get all the way, but in 
>conjunction with some small changes in the loader it *should* make 
>problems like yours history.
>

Sorry, all I see is the panic message. As I wrote in another mail, the loader
sees the floppy as DISK A and the SCSI disk as DISK B. But then again, it
saw that before.

Since I'm leaving shortly on a trip and won't be back for 2 weeks I won't
be able to pursue this further.

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Gary Jennejohn
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Work - ga...@fkr.dec.com




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