Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      19 Feb 2003 18:43:11 -0800
From:      Arun Sharma <arun.sharma@intel.com>
To:        Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>
Cc:        freebsd-ia64@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD ia64 install problems WAS: install on Dell Precision Work Station 730
Message-ID:  <uznorzn7k.fsf@unix-os.sc.intel.com>
In-Reply-To: <20030219080755.GA557@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net>
References:  <03781128C7B74B4DBC27C55859C9D7380B9DDB5D@es06snlnt.sandia.gov> <20030210203522.GA543@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> <ur8ab1u5l.fsf@unix-os.sc.intel.com> <20030214024721.GB1573@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> <ulm0i1gfu.fsf@unix-os.sc.intel.com> <20030215020654.GA1779@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> <u65rh10qu.fsf@unix-os.sc.intel.com> <20030219022618.GA1081@athlon.pn.xcllnt.net> <20030219075115.GA32605@sharma-home.net> <20030219080755.GA557@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> writes:
> > 2. ufs:da0s1a failed to mount root for me. However, it gave me the
> >    option of mounting root from: da0s2, da0p4 etc.
> > 
> >    When I chose to mount root from da0s2 (without the "a"), it dropped
> >    me into single user mode, because the kernel couldn't find /usr and
> >    other partitions.
> 
> Hmmm... This smells like a GEOM bug. If the disklabel is valid (hence
> my question about this before), GEOM should automagically create the
> a, b, etc partition entries. If this appears not to be the case. It
> may be possible that the disklabel class does not like to work with
> the gpt class. I have to check that...
> 

There seems to be a problem with the disklabel (see below). However, I
don't think that explains the problem (works with MBR, but not with
GPT).

Further, I couldn't use disklabel(8) to fix the problem. Even creating
a new auto/standard disklabel fails. It kept complaining about an
invalid ioctl.

Any tips on how to debug geom ? I tried "set kern.geom.debugflags=1"
at the bootloader prompt without success.

        -Arun

# disklabel -r da0s2
# /dev/da0s2:
type: SCSI
disk: da0s2
label: 
flags:
bytes/sector: 512
sectors/track: 63
tracks/cylinder: 255
sectors/cylinder: 16065
cylinders: 2235
sectors/unit: 35916548
rpm: 3600
interleave: 1
trackskew: 0
cylinderskew: 0
headswitch: 0           # milliseconds
track-to-track seek: 0  # milliseconds
drivedata: 0 
8 partitions:
#        size   offset    fstype   [fsize bsize bps/cpg]
  a:   524288   530186    4.2BSD     2048 16384 32776   # (Cyl.   33*- 65*)
  b:  4004672  1054474      swap                        # (Cyl.   65*- 314*)
  c: 20867063   530186    unused        0     0         # (Cyl.   33*- 1331*)
  d:   524288  5059146    4.2BSD     2048 16384 32776   # (Cyl.  314*- 347*)
  e:   524288  5583434    4.2BSD     2048 16384 32776   # (Cyl.  347*- 380*)
  f: 15289527  6107722    4.2BSD     2048 16384 28480   # (Cyl.  380*- 1331*)
Warning, partition c doesn't start at 0!
Warning, partition c doesn't cover the whole unit!
Warning, An incorrect partition c may cause problems for standard system utilities


To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-ia64" in the body of the message




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?uznorzn7k.fsf>