From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 13 21:15:18 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DAD3237B401 for ; Tue, 13 May 2003 21:15:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from babyruth.hotpop.com (babyruth.hotpop.com [204.57.55.14]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2913D43FA3 for ; Tue, 13 May 2003 21:15:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from teilhk@Phreaker.net) Received: from phreaker.net (kubrick.hotpop.com [204.57.55.16]) by babyruth.hotpop.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 31A612124E5 for ; Wed, 14 May 2003 04:15:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from dsl-200-67-187-38.prodigy.net.mx (dsl-200-67-187-38.prodigy.net.mx [200.67.187.38]) by smtp-2.hotpop.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6993B1800CF; Wed, 14 May 2003 04:15:15 +0000 (UTC) From: Teilhard Knight To: Gary Schenk , Newbies In-Reply-To: <200305131637.28067.gwschenk@socal.rr.com> References: <1052866503.11481.3.camel@arlette.love.dad> <200305131637.28067.gwschenk@socal.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Message-Id: <1052885742.11481.54.camel@arlette.love.dad> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.4-1.1mdk Date: 13 May 2003 23:15:42 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-HotPOP: ----------------------------------------------- Sent By HotPOP.com FREE Email Get your FREE POP email at www.HotPOP.com ----------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Root mounting X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 04:15:19 -0000 On Tue, 2003-05-13 at 18:37, Gary Schenk wrote: > On Tuesday 13 May 2003 03:55 pm, Teilhard Knight wrote: > > I just subscribed to the list. I am running release 4.8. > > I have compiled my kernel. Everything seems to be all right, > > except that on boot it cannot mount root. > > > > It displays: "mounting root from ufs:ad2s2a", and a failure message. > > then. it goes: "mounting root from ufs:da0s2e", and another failure > > message (no such device "da"). This last attempt I think is done > > because I added the line: > > options ROOTDEVNAME=\"ufs:da0s2e\", which LINT gives for when the > > root device cannot correctly guessed by the bootstrap code. > > > > Now, I am left at boot with an inquire for a manual root filesystem > > specification., like this: > > > > mount using filesystem > > > > eg. ufs:/dev/da0s1a > > > > ? List valid disk boot devices > > > > abort manual imput > > > > mountroot> > > > > > > What to do now? I haven't been able to guess the right input, and I > > haven't been able to fix the kernel. I have erased all filesystem > > types from my configuration, except FFS. > > > > > > Last thing to note. In my previous kernel, the HD where I have > > FreeBDS installed was ad2, in this new kernel, it is ad1. > > > > Cheers. > > > > > > Teilhard Knight > > The Extraterrestrial > > > > Who ate my sandwich? > > > > What you should do now is send this into the questions mailing list. > they are helpful and knowledgeable over there. I have done so. I just thought it would be a good idea to post it here too. Thanks- Teilhard Knight The Extraterrestrial Who ate my sandwich?