Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:43:27 +0100 From: clemens fischer <ino-news@spotteswoode.dnsalias.org> To: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [solved] Re: usb-stick accessible, but doesn't boot Message-ID: <vlaf26xhi7.ln2@nntp.spotteswoode.dnsalias.org> References: <bagt16xall.ln2@nntp.spotteswoode.dnsalias.org> <a1u126xiu1.ln2@nntp.spotteswoode.dnsalias.org> <otu426xb6i2.ln2@nntp.spotteswoode.dnsalias.org> <200812221944.17694.hselasky@c2i.net> <20081224140532.GB2099@spotteswoode.de.eu.org> <sf2a26x176.ln2@nntp.spotteswoode.dnsalias.org>
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On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:53:00 +0100 clemens fischer wrote: > On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:05:32 +0100 clemens fischer wrote: > >>> Hans Petter Selasky: >> >>> Try the attached patch to "sys/kern/vfs_mount.c" >>> >>> Thanks for reporting. I have been aware about this issue for some >>> time now, but the patch has not been committed to current yet. >>> >>> I have FreeSBIE reliably up and running with USB2. >> >> Can you tell me what to do to the kernel configuration? Maybe I >> don't have to compile any USB functions into the kernel and can put >> them into loader.conf? I always get these dependency problems. > > I think I've found my problem. The kernel configuration really > needs the line marked "required", which builds support for the > USB bus: "device usb". Except this line, every usb related item > is a "nodevice" now. The USB2 modules needed are kldload'ed in > boot/loader.conf from the USB-stick, and this really works. > > Hans Petter: although I am not sure if my USB-stick needs it, the > kernel was built using your patch. So the least I can say about it: > It doesn't hurt, and it might sure help with more restive devices. Hans Petter pointed to me to the _real_ solution of my problem, and I want to set the record straight: The USB2 stack works fine, the patch to vfs_mount.c makes the booting process more robust. The easiest way to make a system booting from USB mass storage is to exclude every usb- related device from the kernel and kldload the needed modules in boot/loader.conf: # /boot/loader.conf usb2_controller_ehci_load="YES" usb2_controller_ohci_load="YES" usb2_controller_uhci_load="YES" usb2_storage_mass_load="YES" My problem was a left-over "device ucom" in the kernel configuration, or actually, since I have "include GENERIC" at the top, the missing "nodevice ucom" line. It pulled in dependencies on the old USB stack. -c
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