From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 15 16:48:32 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58AD437B401 for ; Tue, 15 Jul 2003 16:48:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lightpro1.lightpro.de (lightpro1.lightpro.de [213.133.98.202]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29F6C43FB1 for ; Tue, 15 Jul 2003 16:48:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from h@schmalzbauer.de) Received: from akima (ppp-62-245-162-130.mnet-online.de [62.245.162.130]) (authenticated bits=0)h6FNmGS5028505; Wed, 16 Jul 2003 01:48:17 +0200 From: "Harald Schmalzbauer" To: , "Tim Kientzle" Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 01:47:59 +0200 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <20030715214519.GG72706@cicely12.cicely.de> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Importance: Normal cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FFS_ROOT is gone? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 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, 15 Jul 2003 23:48:32 -0000 Bernd Walter wrote: > On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 12:22:31PM -0700, Tim Kientzle wrote: > > Harald Schmalzbauer wrote: > > >The problem is solved. It was stupid, but I thought why should > I have to > > >set > > >/ in /etc/fstab when the filesystem isn't mounted yet, so the > file can't be > > >read. > > >But it seems the kernel reads this file "loader-like" *before* the > > >filesystem is mounted. > > > > I believe that the loader actually reads this file (it > > has to be able to locate and read files from UFS anyway > > in order to load the kernel) and passes the root f/s > > information to the kernel when it boots. This should > > probably be documented in fstab(5) > > You can pass a filesystem at the loader prompt: > vfs.root.mountfrom="" > > > >Considering the above to be correct I can't understand the > ability to enter > > >e. g. ufs:/dev/ad0a at "mountroot>" when it doesn't work. > > > > I've also been stung by the fact that the > > "mountroot>" prompt is broken. > > I looked briefly at the code, but the > > bug is not particularly obvious. > > At least it wasn't broken a while ago. > What happens exactly after entering the correct device? The machine rebooted. No matter if I did "?" or any "ufs:xxYz". It's behaviour was like "empty line". That was mine dunno about Tim's Regarding loader reades /etc/fstab: Of course loader and even boot can read from ufs but I verified that current device was disk0s1 (where my 165-ID was) and also something like root-mount was set to disk0s1. Next thing is that boot0 could'nt boot my kernel (5.1-release). Some time ago I built a little accesspoint with 4.6 and there was no problem booting the kernel with only boot0, no loader. Has this feature been intentionally removed? Best regards, -Harry > > -- > B.Walter BWCT http://www.bwct.de > ticso@bwct.de info@bwct.de >