Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 18:02:52 +0100 From: Milan Obuch <freebsd-arm@dino.sk> To: freebsd-arm@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on a DockStar - doesn't mount root Message-ID: <201102071802.54442.freebsd-arm@dino.sk> In-Reply-To: <20110207163835.41be5884.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> References: <20110206181659.869861bf.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <201102062331.01760.hselasky@c2i.net> <20110207163835.41be5884.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
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On Monday 07 February 2011 16:38:35 Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: [snip] > Thanks to Milan I now know how to perform the "dot trick" - thanks! :-) > It seems to my mountroot prompt is a bit different, it doesn't mention > '.' as a "command" for the prompt, and it says it is trying to mount > from it: > mountroot> ? > > List of GEOM managed disk devices: > > Loader variables: > vfs.root.mountfrom= > vfs.root.mountfrom.options= > > Manual root filesystem specification: > <fstype>:<device> Mount <device> using filesystem <fstype> > eg. ufs:/dev/da0s1a > eg. cd9660:/dev/acd0 > This is equivalent to: mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0 / > > ? List valid disk boot devices > <empty line> Abort manual input > You did not mention (or I overlooked it) which version your kernel is built from, I am using for both ARM and MIPS devices only 9-CURRENT. In your worklog page it looks like your kernel is 8-SOMETHING based. If that's the case, could you eventually try current? Milan
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