From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 14 17:11:18 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA4E2106568B for ; Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:11:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mattblists@icritical.com) Received: from mail1.icritical.com (mail1.icritical.com [78.33.47.172]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 62B5A8FC0C for ; Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:11:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 18170 invoked from network); 14 Dec 2009 16:45:10 -0000 Received: from localhost (127.0.0.1) by mail1.icritical.com with SMTP; 14 Dec 2009 16:45:10 -0000 Received: (qmail 18161 invoked by uid 599); 14 Dec 2009 16:45:10 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO icritical.com) (87.127.43.251) by mail1.icritical.com (qpsmtpd/0.28) with ESMTP; Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:45:10 +0000 Message-ID: <4B266B8E.2090604@icritical.com> Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:45:02 +0000 From: Matt Burke User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090928) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Dec 2009 16:45:02.0579 (UTC) FILETIME=[C821D430:01CA7CDC] X-Virus-Scanned: by iCritical at mail1.icritical.com Subject: 8.0 machine won't boot single user X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:11:19 -0000 I have a server (Dell 2950) running 8.0-RELEASE-p1 that won't boot into single user mode - it hangs on "Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/label/root". It hangs when using the /dev/mfid1s1a device too so it doesn't appear to be a glabel issue. Previously I had this issue booting multi-user too and the only way I could fix it was to reinstall the base distribution from CD, but this time it appears limited to single user mode. Normal boots work fine. I have built a kernel with DDB to get a backtrace, but hitting ctrl-alt-esc causes the USB keyboard to die. The machine has no PS/2 ports. After the kernel initialises the NICs, the IPMI serial-over-lan dies, presumably until rc brings the interfaces up, so I can't fire up DDB over the serial console. Setting hint.bce.N.disabled=1 at the loader prompt doesn't prevent the kernel from initialising the NICs. I don't have another machine with a physical serial port. Is there anything I can do to diagnose+fix this issue short of trying to hack sys/dev/if_bce.c to bring the interfaces up on attach? Thanks The information contained in this message is confidential and is intended for the addressee only. If you have received this message in error or there are any problems please notify the originator immediately. The unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or alteration of this message is strictly forbidden. Critical Software Ltd. reserves the right to monitor and record e-mail messages sent to and from this address for the purposes of investigating or detecting any unauthorised use of its system and ensuring its effective operation. Critical Software Ltd. registered in England, 04909220. Registered Office: IC2, Keele Science Park, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5NH. ------------------------------------------------------------ This message has been scanned for security threats by iCritical. For further information, please visit www.icritical.com ------------------------------------------------------------