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Date:      Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:52:19 +0000
From:      Steven Hartland <killing@multiplay.co.uk>
To:        Michael Schmiedgen <schmiedgen@gmx.net>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ZFS 'mount error 5' hits production server
Message-ID:  <54804AF3.9020805@multiplay.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <548044E6.1020703@gmx.net>
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On 04/12/2014 11:26, Michael Schmiedgen wrote:
> On 04.12.2014 02:06, Michael Schmiedgen wrote:
>> On 12/04/2014 01:47, Steven Hartland wrote:
>>> Unfortunately error 5 isn't very helpful as that's just EIO :(
>>>
>>> When booted from the old kernel try moving out the cache file e.g.
>>> mv /boot/zfs/zpool.cache /boot/zfs/zpool.cache.old
>>>
>>> If for some reason your cache file and your disks are out of sync that
>>> might help.
>
> I created a new cache file. It is slightly larger in size. But
> no luck either. I am running out of ideas. :(
>
> As I said I had a similar 'mount error 5' problem at home some weeks
> ago with CURRENT and custom kernel:
> https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2014-October/052900.html 
>
>
> Solution was there to not remove the virtual machine stuff on
> bottom of the kernel config. Very strange. Also the commit r271963
> (callout convert) that first triggered the problem seems to be
> unrelated. Strange.
>
> And some months ago I had a 'mount error 5' problem if loading
> nvidia driver in loader.conf, also on my desktop machine at home.
>
> I found similar 'error 5' problems on the mailing list, but no solution
> at all.
>
> One thing I can try is to 4K align the start of the boot partition, but
> at the moment this is a bit risky, I have no physical access to the
> machine.
>
> Please tell if I should provide some more information.
Did you try converting from tank from legacy to standard mount point?



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