From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 8 21:45:02 2009 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 E9C651065670 for ; Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:45:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sweetnavelorange@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ew0-f221.google.com (mail-ew0-f221.google.com [209.85.219.221]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E19B8FC14 for ; Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:45:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ewy21 with SMTP id 21so408634ewy.8 for ; Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:45:00 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=4240ORY91IuprMZKQIzmTM/JaPblLNpvp0uk9o3mV78=; b=n3MLCA5tlAvv4Kmof2yZQcAWcb+F8QhGDslPJgu9SrsN2pHMFZ25jyogr9JLLrMS23 7tHMwpOXWA0yNHRDR1OSn5oTBaU/TDN3WE8XB6d0HIdSClqJIQsmCBehwXDgQ3ytETPM FbDE+JRNUKoASazocKECMXJEv6f1RY9a3s9/w= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=P0xwhN7CcfMDuxKSYNdxdi54YQlKAUDnr4uKV41ScYy40d4lokT3zborud9Bn1uZQl NjUT5mWBFW261vf01v3OiYzSzcCoxbvAfZclrKIWA/f5nHKIcgCaiQaIU+BQAGan3Ln/ p8Oiis3TsLpUZUvhEEX/eBbkR4DHMzOmNpVHQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.88.146 with SMTP id a18mr1868738wef.56.1252446300494; Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:45:00 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <200909081350.34461.hselasky@c2i.net> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:45:00 +1200 Message-ID: From: James Butler To: FreeBSD CURRENT Mailing List Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Fwd: Can't boot 8.0-BETA4 from USB stick 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, 08 Sep 2009 21:45:02 -0000 2009/9/8 Hans Petter Selasky : > On Tuesday 08 September 2009 13:02:48 James Butler wrote: >> Greetings all, >> >> I have an amd64 system (Asus A8V-MX) which boots 7.2 > from a USB flash >> drive. Trying an 8-STABLE kernel from Saturday > (identifies as >> 8.0-BETA4), the system can't boot - here is the last > bit of the kernel >> messages (typed, with comments): >> >> [witness performance blah blah blah] >> root mount waiting for: usbus2 usbus1 usbus0 >> uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered >> uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered >> root mount waiting for: usbus2 >> uhub2: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered >> root mount waiting for: usbus2 >> ugen2.2: at usbus2 >> umass0: addr 2> on usbus2 >> umass0: =C2=A0SCSI over Bulk-Only; quirks =3D 0x0000 >> root mount waiting for: usbus2 >> umass0:0:0:-1: Attached to scbus0 >> Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/da0s1a >> ROOT MOUNT ERROR: >> If you have invalid mount options, reboot, and da0 at > umass-sim0 bus 0 >> target 0 lun 0 =C2=A0<---- This is suspicious >> da0: Removable Direct Access > SCSI-0 device >> da0: 40.000MB/s transfers >> da0: 3875MB (7936000 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 493C) >> first try the following from =C2=A0<---- The rest of the > message that was >> cut off above >> the loader prompt: >> >> etc. etc. until the mountroot> prompt, and after that > even specifying >> the device doesn't work (and ? doesn't list it). It > seems to my >> non-hacker eyes that the device is not attaching until > after it should >> be. >> >> Any help would be appreciated, and I can provide > further information as >> needed. > > Hi, > > It looks like your device is detected too late. Have you > tried another USB port? Or plugging in another dummy USB > device? I have tried on all the ports at the back of the box, but I just remembered there's another at the front which I will try this evening. What do you mean by "dummy USB device"? Just having something else plugged in at boot? I will also try another USB drive tonight. Thanks, James