From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 2 05:47:08 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78513106564A for ; Fri, 2 Jul 2010 05:47:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bryanv@daemoninthecloset.org) Received: from misery.daemoninthecloset.org (misery.daemoninthecloset.org [212.117.171.175]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 079A78FC0A for ; Fri, 2 Jul 2010 05:47:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from sage.daemoninthecloset.org (cpe-70-124-61-245.austin.res.rr.com [70.124.61.245]) by misery.daemoninthecloset.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B612A3763E9; Fri, 2 Jul 2010 05:47:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sage.daemoninthecloset.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FD2B96179; Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:47:03 -0500 (CDT) Received: from sage.daemoninthecloset.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (sage.daemoninthecloset.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id cUIdf1l3W-F9; Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:47:02 -0500 (CDT) Received: from sage.daemoninthecloset.org (sage [192.168.10.14]) by sage.daemoninthecloset.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF60B96174; Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:47:02 -0500 (CDT) Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 00:47:02 -0500 (CDT) From: Bryan Venteicher To: dhaneshk k Message-ID: <335791427.58.1278049622682.JavaMail.root@sage.daemoninthecloset.org> In-Reply-To: <1178775084.56.1278049499034.JavaMail.root@sage.daemoninthecloset.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Originating-IP: [192.168.10.20] X-Mailer: Zimbra 6.0.6_GA_2330.DEBIAN5_64 (ZimbraWebClient - FF3.0 ([unknown])/6.0.6_GA_2330.DEBIAN5_64) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Server cannot boot : mount root> got stuck X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:47:08 -0000 > From: "dhaneshk k" > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Sent: Friday, July 2, 2010 12:26:34 AM > Subject: Server cannot boot : mount root> got stuck > Fellow FreeBSDians, > > > I am experiencing a problem with my FreeBSD server box. I can't get > the system up. when I boot the machine its boots asking for boot > options, and going with the default boot option > This is an old freeBSD server box with FreeBSD-6.1 > > then its reaching mount root> > > after that nothing, its stuck on this prompt mount root> > > mount root> > > I didn't do anything, day before yesterday its working.. > Yesterday when I tried to login from my desktop , it not allowing me > to login through my ssh keys > so I checked physically the server and connected a monitor, seeing the > boot splash image is garbled with some alphabetic characters.. and > tried to reboot, hardware reboot. > But it reaching the boot splash image of FreeBSD with boot options > displayed, but what ever boot option I select , it not going further, > but reboots again to the boot splash image screen. > > Today morning I just took its hard disk and connected to another box > having same specs > Then I started the box, with the harddisk of my server ..., then it > going after the boot, so I thought issues over... > > But my bad, this time it comes to a prompt mount root > and stuck > there.. When you moved the disk to the other server, the device name probably was changed. When you get a working keyboard, you can use '?' at that prompt to see what devices GEOM knows about or determine it from the boot messages. > > No key board inputs works in mount root> prompt Odd. Are you using a USB keyboard? > > > Any hints to recover this issue, most appreciated, and this is a > production server , and I want it up as early as possible. > > Thanks in Advance > Dhanesh > > _________________________________________________________________ > Bollywood This Decade > http://entertainment.in.msn.com/bollywoodthisdecade/_______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To > unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"