Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 08:42:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Ng Pek Yong <npekyong28@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recompiled freebsd 5.4 cannot boot up with geom_mirror Message-ID: <20050912154217.69069.qmail@web51809.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <200509101051.50672.4711@chello.at>
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--- Christian Hiris <4711@chello.at> wrote: > On Saturday 10 September 2005 04:06:04, Ng Pek Yong > wrote: > > --- Christian Hiris <4711@chello.at> wrote: > > > On Friday 09 September 2005 17:04:17, Ng Pek > Yong > > > > > > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I am having some problem with geom_mirror on a > > > > > > freebsd > > > > > > > 5.4. > > > > > > > > I followed the steps described in > > > > http://people.freebsd.org/~rse/mirror/ > > > > and got geom_mirror up on a stock freebsd 5.4, > > > > including / partition itself. > > > > > > > > The problem came when I compiled the kernel. > After > > > > pulling in the latest source tree, compiling > and > > > > installing the new kernel, I find that the OS > can > > > > > > no > > > > > > > longer bootup. > > > > > > > > I did with 2 kernel configurations. The 1st is > > > > completely identical to the stock kernel > config. > > > > > > The > > > > > > > 2nd has an extra line "options GEOM_MIRROR". > > > > Both failed to boot up although the errors are > > > > different. > > > > > > You don't need "options GEOM_MIRROR" in your > > > kernelconfig to run gmirror. > > > > > > > 1st config > > > > ---------- > > > > The boot process got stucked when it tries to > > > > > > mount / > > > > > > > The error message is something like this > > > > Mount root from ufs:/dev/mirror/gm0s1a > > > > setrootbyname failed > > > > ffs_mountroot: can't find rootvp > > > > Root mount failed: 6 > > > > > > Maybe there is a typo in your /etc/fstab. Enter > a > > > "?" here to get a list of > > > all your geom devices. Then try to mount / from > the > > > correct device by > > > entering "ufs:mirror/your_root_device" at the > > > "mountroot>" prompt. > > > > I can boot up with kernel.old without problem, so > > there is no typo. > > > > Anyway, I tried your method and list the devices. > I > > get something like > > > > List of GEOM managed disk devices: > > ad1s1f..ad1s1a ad0s1f..ad0s1a acd0 ad1s1 ad0s1 > ad1 > > ad0 fd0 > > > > Obviously something is wrong here. I am supposed > to > > get devices that look like 'gm0s1a' etc > > > > Let me emphasize again. I haven't modified > anything to > > the kernel, not even the kernel options. How could > it > > be so wrong then? > > Did you run "make buildworld" before you run "make > buildkernel"? > Maybe kernel and world are out of sync on your > system. > Yes, that was the problem. Looks like I have a lot to learn about FreeBSD ;) Thanks for helping! Regards, -PY > Cheers, > ch > > -- > Christian Hiris <4711@chello.at> | OpenPGP KeyID > 0x3BCA53BE > OpenPGP-Key at hkp://wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net and > http://pgp.mit.edu > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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