From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 30 06:11:11 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 769B61065678; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:11:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xcllnt@mac.com) Received: from asmtpout012.mac.com (asmtpout012.mac.com [17.148.16.87]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B3DF8FC29; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:11:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xcllnt@mac.com) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Received: from [192.168.1.96] (dial-209-148-96-37.sonic.net [209.148.96.37]) by asmtp012.mac.com (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-7.03 (built Aug 7 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPSA id <0KCO00KVDEIHK870@asmtp012.mac.com>; Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:11:11 -0800 (PST) Message-id: <9F29EF5C-B4FD-4273-8BE9-C134B983A1E1@mac.com> From: Marcel Moolenaar To: jos@catnook.com In-reply-to: <20081227191223.GB31177@lizzy.catnook.local> Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:11:03 -0800 References: <3a142e750812201747o339d7298p11236bb02c7f858f@mail.gmail.com> <20081223050425.GA89448@citylink.fud.org.nz> <6D4A57D3-3F6D-43E6-9B69-95514F69C57A@mac.com> <20081226080146.GB25406@dragon.NUXI.org> <20081227191223.GB31177@lizzy.catnook.local> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.930.3) Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Changed names of logical disks on recent -CURRENT: part of logical disks not accessible now X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:11:12 -0000 On Dec 27, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Jos Backus wrote: > Another data point: when I replace GEOM_{MBR,BSD} with > GEOM_PART_{MBR,BSD} my > system becomes unbootable and remains stuck at the mountroot> > prompt. My root > fs is on ad0s1a but the available geoms only list ad0a (and no > slices), which > obviously doesn't work. I've seen this before: Erase the second sector on your disk. You likely have a stale BSD disklabel there. FYI, -- Marcel Moolenaar xcllnt@mac.com