Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 09:52:37 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au> To: Brent Macnaughton <Brent.Macnaughton@rdc.ab.ca> Cc: "'freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG'" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Upgrade to 4.8 STABLE - Root mount failed: 6 Message-ID: <20030812235237.GD430@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au> In-Reply-To: <B87E4A37F11AD411859000508B6B314D0553FD58@MERCURY> References: <B87E4A37F11AD411859000508B6B314D0553FD58@MERCURY>
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On 2003-Aug-12 17:40:08 -0600, Brent Macnaughton <Brent.Macnaughton@rdc.ab.ca> wrote: > >I had da in my kernel configure file: > >device sym # NCR/Symbios Logic (newer chipsets) >device scbus # SCSI bus (required) >device da # Direct Access (disks) >device pass # Passthrough device (direct SCSI access) You have double-checked that the kernel you are trying to boot is actually the kernel you built using that config file? >During the boot process, if I press the spacebar to abort loading of the >kernel, I can do an ls and see the files on the drive. As soon as the kernel >tries to mount root , I get this: > >Mounting root from ufs:/dev/da0s1a >no such device 'da' >setrootbyname failed >ffs_mountroot: can't find rootvp >Root mount failed: 6 > >Any ideas? Can you post a full dmesg of the failing boot? You can get this by using a serial console (see the Handbook). If you have to copy it by hand, the critical lines are the sym0 and da0 lines (or any errors near where those lines should be). How does it differ from the dmesg when booting a good kernel? Peter
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