From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 7 03:01:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA18516A756 for ; Sat, 7 Aug 2004 03:01:25 +0000 (GMT) Received: from redtick.homeunix.com (adsl-67-66-93-72.dsl.okcyok.swbell.net [67.66.93.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D026343D41 for ; Sat, 7 Aug 2004 03:01:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from boxend@redtick.homeunix.com) Received: from redtick.homeunix.com (localhost.homeunix.com [127.0.0.1]) i772xj4t082790; Fri, 6 Aug 2004 21:59:45 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from boxend@redtick.homeunix.com) Received: (from boxend@localhost) by redtick.homeunix.com (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i772xiMR082789; Fri, 6 Aug 2004 21:59:44 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from boxend) Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 21:59:44 -0500 From: Mark To: Spumonti Message-ID: <20040807025944.GA82760@redtick.homeunix.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installation of FreeBSD 4.10 on Dell PowerEdge 650 fails after reboot with mountroot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 03:01:54 -0000 I don't own a dell power edge but I seem to remember another thread with this same problem and I think the problem seemed to be how the dell found the cdrom and harddrives, I think if you look at how the ide/ata cables are run, this may be the problem, but my memory is flakky hope this points you to the right fix. On Fri, Aug 06, 2004 at 07:21:15PM -0500, Spumonti wrote: > Just tried installing FreeBSD 4.10 on a Dell PowerEdge 650. No > problems with the install, tried creating a partition with > "dangerously dedicated" and also, just using the entire disk with > standard bootmanager. > > Each time, after the initial reboot I get an error: > > Mounting root from ufs:ad0s1a > Root mount failed: 6 > Mounting root from ufs:ad0a > Root mount failed: 6 > > Manual root filesystem specification: > : Mount using filesystem > eg. ufs:/dev/da0s1a > ? List valid disk boot devices > Abort manual input > > mountroot> > > I tried: > > mountroot> ufs:/dev/ad4s1a > > but that fails too. > > > The disk is a Seagate 120GB and it's actually ad4, not ad0. If I > interrupt the boot process at: > > >>FreeBSD/i386 BOOT > Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernel > boot: > > and enter: > > >>FreeBSD/i386 BOOT > Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernel > boot: 0:ad(4,a)/kernel > > the machine will boot properly. I've tried two things I found while > checking on this: > > 1. Adding to loader.conf: > rootdev="disk4s1a" > root_disk_unit=0" > > 2. Rebuilding the kernel and adding: > options ROOTDEVNAME=\"ufs:ad4s1a\" > > > Neither of which worked. Is there something I'm missing while doing > the installation? If I look in /dev the devices are there ad4, > ad4s1, ad4s1a, ad4s1b, etc. > > About at wit's end ... any help would be great. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ********** The information contained in this communication is confidential, private, proprietary, or otherwise privileged and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution or copying is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately. ********** ==============================================================================