"Franco Vitali" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm using some old Pentium PCs, to install and test FreeBSD 6.2 > > > > Te problem I have is when I move the HD containing the OS to another > machine, I'm prompted to specify the root partition. > > > > I've checked the /etc/fstab file and everything is ok. > > > > I modified /boot/loader.conf with: > > rootdev="ad0s1a" and "/dev/ad0s1a" (the same in /etc/fstab) > > > > But I keep prompted to mount the root manually when the OS boots: > > > > Mounroot> ufs:ad0s1a > > > > What can I do? The only solution I can think is to reinstall the system in > the new machine, but for other reasons I need to keep the installed OS.
There aren't any SCSI disks in this machine, are there? That can complicate things a bit. Have you tried setting root_disk_unit? _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
