Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1999 10:27:05 +0200 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@altavista.net> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: S ren Schmidt <sos@freebsd.dk>, Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NewATA on ISA and PCI Message-ID: <38365B59.3D5B2725@altavista.net> References: <199911191842.KAA00694@dingo.cdrom.com>
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Mike Smith wrote: > > > > > Does anybody can explain why kernel with NewATA driver booted on machine > > > > > with ISA based IDE adapter trying to mount wd* as root f/s, while > > > > > exactly *the same* kernel booted on PCI based mobo mounts ad* as root? > > > > > > > > /etc/fstab ? > > > > > > No, I do not talking about /etc/fstab, I'm talking about what device kernel is > > > using to mount root *before* starting /sbin/init (e.g. "changing root device to > > > ..." in dmesg). > > > > Hmm, the bootblock or the loader might be responsible.... > > This is -current. If the message is "changing root device to..." you > are out of date and must update before we can help you. > > The root mount code has changed quite a lot just recently, and > debugging the 'old' code isn't practical anymore. You are not right - I'm usually rebuilding kernel in one-three days, and world in a week. My current kernel built from sources sup'ed (cvsup.freebsd.org) yesterday. -Maxim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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