Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 14:10:38 +0000 From: Geoff Buckingham <geoffb@chuggalug.clues.com> To: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cdboot, mfs_root and mount_cd9660 Message-ID: <20040130141038.GB25530@chuggalug.clues.com> In-Reply-To: <20040121141252.GA33168@chuggalug.clues.com> References: <20040120092347.GB149@chuggalug.clues.com> <20040120104554.GC149@chuggalug.clues.com> <20040121141252.GA33168@chuggalug.clues.com>
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Just to answer my own query for the benefit of the archive. My problem was caused by DMA being enabled for atapi devices in /boot/loader.conf removing 'hw.ata.atapi_dma="1"' fixed all my woes. (This setting is not ther by default, i had picked it up from my laptop config). On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 02:12:52PM +0000, Geoff Buckingham wrote: > > I have now tried this with a 4.9 /boot and still see the same problem. > > I also added the atacontrol binary to my mfs_root and tried detachng the > ata channel with the cd re-attaching and re-initialising it. > > I still get the same invalid argument error. > > As I can't fix this with atacontrol can I assume the problem is with > the initialisation of the kernel by the loader rather than the loader > leaving the cd in a unknown state? > > How is the PXEboot which allows mount_cd9660 to work differ from a no > emulation cdboot? > > Moved to stable as I am now 100% 4.x (was using /boot from 5.2 before) > > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 10:45:54AM +0000, Geoff Buckingham wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 09:23:47AM +0000, Geoff Buckingham wrote: > > > > > > For reasons I wont bore people with, I am trying to produce a bootable CD > > > using /boot from 5.2 (minus kernel and modules) boot a 4.9 kernel and > > > mfs_root. > > > > > > This works fine however once booted trying to mount the iso9660 fs from the > > > CD produces the error: > > > > > > cd9660: /dev/acd0c: Invalid argument > > > > > > booting the same kernel and mfs_root bits from a 4.9 pxeboot via tftp I am able > > > to succesfully mount the same CD on the same hardware (DL 360 G1) > > > > > > Anyone know what I am doing wrong? > > > > Should add this is a no emulation boot. > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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