From owner-freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 4 18:05:47 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 655B110656A3 for ; Sat, 4 Sep 2010 18:05:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from clcchu@hotmail.com) Received: from snt0-omc1-s7.snt0.hotmail.com (snt0-omc1-s7.snt0.hotmail.com [65.55.90.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DD618FC15 for ; Sat, 4 Sep 2010 18:05:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from SNT132-W55 ([65.55.90.7]) by snt0-omc1-s7.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Sat, 4 Sep 2010 10:53:46 -0700 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [123.203.190.215] From: Clarence Chu To: Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 01:53:46 +0800 Importance: Normal MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Sep 2010 17:53:46.0924 (UTC) FILETIME=[1F7CEEC0:01CB4C5A] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="big5" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Unable to boot from umass(4) since 8.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-usb@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD support for USB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:05:47 -0000 Dear Sirs: I was unable to boot from umass(4) devices with the following symtom: 1) kernel and all loader.conf modules were loaded 2) unable to mount ufs:/dev/da0s3a as root, 3) when "ufs:/dev/da0s3a" was supplied to the mount prompt, mounting continue. situation persist on using USB->IDE converter and USB key. the umass(4) devices were able to boot using [67].x but refuse to work with the 8.1-STABLE as of today. Any suggestions? Best wishes, Clarence CHU