Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 09:27:25 +0200 From: des@des.no (Dag-Erling =?utf-8?Q?Sm=C3=B8rgrav?=) To: David Cramblett <david@functionalchaos.net> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: System Drops to manual mount root prompt after HDD duplication Message-ID: <86wszbx3tu.fsf@dwp.des.no> In-Reply-To: <4647D88D.5060404@functionalchaos.net> (David Cramblett's message of "Sun\, 13 May 2007 20\:33\:33 -0700") References: <4640EAD0.3020502@mesd.k12.or.us> <4647D88D.5060404@functionalchaos.net>
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David Cramblett <david@functionalchaos.net> writes: > My FreeBSD 5.2.1 server had a 4.5 GB HDD. I decided to upgrade it > with a larger drive. I installed a new drive on the second IDE > channel which made it ad2, of course, my original drive was ad0. I > created a partition, boot loader and matching slices on the new drive. > Then I copied the old drive to the new drive using tar. Once > finished, I removed the original drive and installed the new one on > the primary channel. When I booted up everything appeared normal, but > when the system starts to mount "/" it gives no error or warning and > just drops to a "Manual mount root specification" prompt. If I type > "ufs:ad0s1a" it boots up and everything is perfect. This is the same > slice "/" was on the old drive as well. What's in your /boot.config and /boot/loader.conf? DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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