From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 30 17:28:08 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 D614D1065674; Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:28:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gizmo.2hip.net (gizmo.2hip.net [64.74.207.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A54168FC13; Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:28:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) Received: from [192.168.1.156] (adsl-157-58-177.bna.bellsouth.net [70.157.58.177]) (authenticated bits=0) by gizmo.2hip.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n2UHQgai067625 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:26:42 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) From: Robert Noland To: "Paul B. Mahol" In-Reply-To: <3a142e750903301003o27369595gaee12b5f8232ac6@mail.gmail.com> References: <1237804575.1771.7.camel@balrog.2hip.net> <1237884572.1771.28.camel@balrog.2hip.net> <20090330061036.GA83528@citylink.fud.org.nz> <3a142e750903300804r75d6ef81kae69cdfdb618b719@mail.gmail.com> <20090330162553.GA44858@citylink.fud.org.nz> <3a142e750903301003o27369595gaee12b5f8232ac6@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-IPDIFVlzZgeJdvEDT0Xi" Organization: FreeBSD Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:27:29 -0500 Message-Id: <1238434049.8491.339.camel@balrog.2hip.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.24.5 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_PBL, RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on gizmo.2hip.net Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Nenhum_de_Nos , Andrew Thompson Subject: Re: Booting from usb hard disk 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: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:28:09 -0000 --=-IPDIFVlzZgeJdvEDT0Xi Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 2009-03-30 at 18:03 +0100, Paul B. Mahol wrote: > On 3/30/09, Andrew Thompson wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 04:04:17PM +0100, Paul B. Mahol wrote: > >> On 3/30/09, Andrew Thompson wrote: > >> > On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 03:49:32AM -0500, Robert Noland wrote: > >> >> On Mon, 2009-03-23 at 19:40 -0300, Nenhum_de_Nos wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > I had problem a while ago with via mini itx hardware, that was qu= ite > >> >> > close. If I try boot from usb (installed in usb hdd), I get to th= e > >> >> > point > >> >> > of loader not finding my disk. > >> >> > > >> >> > I then used a small flash disk attached to the ata (44 pin ide) > >> >> > channel > >> >> > and formatted /boot in there. this way I get to the point of moun= t > >> >> > root > >> >> > you said, and da0 not being alive soon enough to mount root. list > >> >> > disks > >> >> > also couldn't find da0 though. > >> >> > > >> >> > I tried current from that time, and no good. > >> >> > > >> >> > if this is solved, I'll be happy to try whatever patch to current= . > >> >> > (as > >> >> > long as I can install it from another box/or its ata channel, as = it > >> >> > can't > >> >> > boot vanilla 7.1R) > >> >> > >> >> So, my solution was to set kern.cam.scsi_delay=3D10000 > >> >> in /boot/loader.conf > >> > > >> > The following patch should work. It creates interleaving root hold > >> > tokens from the CAM probe to disk_create and geom providor tasting. > >> > I had to add a malloc type flag as sleeping isnt allowed at the poin= t I > >> > added the token alloc in CAM. > >> > > >> > http://people.freebsd.org/~thompsa/root_wait.diff > >> > >> Hmm, this is supposed to fix issue when trying to boot from usb disk > >> with UP kernel? > > > > This is to address the issue where the usb disk hasnt been attached by > > the time the root filesystem is mounted. ie, you are booting from usb. > > > > If your problem is different then please say. >=20 > On SMP booting from usb works (kern.cam.scsi_delay=3D2000), da0 will appe= ar > after user is asked to enter root mount point, and pressing ? will show > ufs:da0s1a. On UP it doesnt work, ufs:da0s1a is not available. > I thought it may be related to scsi_delay but increasing it was not > solution. scsi_delay=3D10000 was working for me on UP, haven't gotten the new patch tested yet though. robert. --=20 Robert Noland FreeBSD --=-IPDIFVlzZgeJdvEDT0Xi Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAknRAQEACgkQM4TrQ4qfRONe4gCfcg6mtWAKgeyqvPGvw4cEuhMy JHIAnj73fJc9SupyqeBfPRsrOrcNWSPE =439+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-IPDIFVlzZgeJdvEDT0Xi--