From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 3 01:07:15 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1792C1065688 for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 01:07:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from agogare.doit.wisc.edu (agogare.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.211]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFA788FC0A for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 01:07:14 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) id <0M0A00900B42ZB00@smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:07:14 -0600 (CST) Received: from [10.0.2.93] ([unknown] [76.210.72.39]) by smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0M0A008A1B40SJ00@smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:07:13 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:07:11 -0600 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: <4F513C2E.30200@sesda2.com> To: Lucas Yamanishi Message-id: <277C1706-D1AE-4FC2-9486-AD361454398C@freebsd.org> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=76.210.72.39 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-15, Version=5.6.1.2065439, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.376379, Antispam-Data: 2012.3.3.10021, SenderIP=76.210.72.39 References: <4F50F579.3000507@sesda2.com> <4F513C2E.30200@sesda2.com> Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ZFS rootfs on G5 970MP X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:07:15 -0000 It's some very low-level bug in the boot loader -> kernel init transition, so kdb and such are unlikely to be helpful. -Nathan On Mar 2, 2012, at 3:31 PM, Lucas Yamanishi wrote: > I have to bring up another machine next week. I was going to just dd > the disk, but I'll try again if it'll be any help. > > Are there any kdb commands I should run when I get there? > > > ########################################################## > ## *question everything*learn something*answer nothing* ## > ########################################################## > ## Lucas Yamanishi ## > ## Systems Administrator, ADNET Systems, Inc. ## > ## 7515 Mission Drive, Suite A100 ## > ## Lanham, MD 20706 ## > ## 301-352-4646 ## > ########################################################## > > On 03/02/2012 04:13 PM, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: >> >> On Mar 2, 2012, at 10:29 AM, Lucas Yamanishi wrote: >> >>> Is it possible? >>> >>> I tried using 9.0-RELEASE. I followed the UFSBoot guide from the >>> wiki >>> using a UFS /bootdir slice. Everything was done to the T. zfs and >>> opensolaris modules were specified in loader.conf. Unfortunately >>> when I >>> rebooted I got this error: >>> >>> 
>>> Trying to mount root from zfs:zroot []...
>>> Mounting from zfs:zroot failed with error 2: unknown file system.
>>>
>>> Loader variables:
>>> vfs.root.mountfrom=zfs:zroot
>>>
>>> >>> At this point I've settled for a UFS root with ZFS /var, /tmp, >>> and /usr >>> sub-hierarchies. Sorry, that means no logs, no kbd. >> >> It looks like there's a bug in the ppc64 loader(8) that prevents >> module >> preload from working properly. I'll see if I can track it down, but >> am >> very short on time at the moment (help appreciated). >> -Nathan >> >