Re: Still waiting for root device

On Feb 26, 2005, at 2:22 PM, Thorsten Haas wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> while trying to install OpenDarwin 7.2.1 (x86) on a Toshiba 2410 
> notebook (see hardware below) the installation "hangs" after detecting 
> some hardware, telling it ist "Still waiting for root device" over and 
> over again (in a period of ca. one minute).
>
> I already googled about this issue, finding hints to not use older 
> cd-roms, only. The used notebook is roughly two years old, so I am not 
> convinced the cd-rom is too old.
>
> Is there anything I can do to circumvent this issue and get OpenDarwin 
> to boot?
>
> Best regards,
> Thorsten Haas
>
>

rd=disk0s1 (or whatever is correct for your disk geometry, slice, etc).

This is mentioned in the INSTALL.x86.txt [1] file.

cr

[1]  http://www.opendarwin.org/downloads/7.2.1/INSTALL.x86.txt