Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 13:50:32 +0200 From: Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: James Butler <sweetnavelorange@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Can't boot 8.0-BETA4 from USB stick Message-ID: <200909081350.34461.hselasky@c2i.net> In-Reply-To: <f0dd9eb90909080402m27558850g6aaa2a5e4c477758@mail.gmail.com> References: <f0dd9eb90909080402m27558850g6aaa2a5e4c477758@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tuesday 08 September 2009 13:02:48 James Butler wrote: > Greetings all, > > I have an amd64 system (Asus A8V-MX) which boots 7.2 from a USB flash > drive. Trying an 8-STABLE kernel from Saturday (identifies as > 8.0-BETA4), the system can't boot - here is the last bit of the kernel > messages (typed, with comments): > > [witness performance blah blah blah] > root mount waiting for: usbus2 usbus1 usbus0 > uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered > uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered > root mount waiting for: usbus2 > uhub2: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered > root mount waiting for: usbus2 > ugen2.2: <TOSHIBA> at usbus2 > umass0: <Toshiba TransMemory, class 0/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 2> on usbus2 > umass0: SCSI over Bulk-Only; quirks = 0x0000 > root mount waiting for: usbus2 > umass0:0:0:-1: Attached to scbus0 > Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/da0s1a > ROOT MOUNT ERROR: > If you have invalid mount options, reboot, and da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 > target 0 lun 0 <---- This is suspicious > da0: <TOSHIBA TransMemory PMAP> Removable Direct Access SCSI-0 device > da0: 40.000MB/s transfers > da0: 3875MB (7936000 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 493C) > first try the following from <---- The rest of the message that was > cut off above > the loader prompt: > > etc. etc. until the mountroot> prompt, and after that even specifying > the device doesn't work (and ? doesn't list it). It seems to my > non-hacker eyes that the device is not attaching until after it should > be. > > Any help would be appreciated, and I can provide further information as > needed. Hi, It looks like your device is detected too late. Have you tried another USB port? Or plugging in another dummy USB device? --HPS
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