Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:52:50 -0700 (MST) From: jjr@larush.com To: "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, John Rushford <jjr@alisa.org>, Reuben <rapopp@marvin.eastcentral.edu>, Mark Kirkwood <markir@paradise.net.nz> Subject: Re: Broken loader on 7.1-STABLE? Message-ID: <1f05a49079a04f3041197f13323105e5.squirrel@www.larush.com> In-Reply-To: <20090121140307.GE81380@in-addr.com> References: <4975ADF4.1070103@paradise.net.nz> <C59BC6C8.259E%jjr@alisa.org> <20090121140307.GE81380@in-addr.com>
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> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 06:22:00PM -0700, John Rushford wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Perhaps mine is a different issue but I ran into this today. >> >> I loaded FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE from a DVD onto an Apple Mac Pro after >> partitioning a drive with bootcamp. The install went quite well and the >> machine came up with no issues. I configured networking, X, and got >> gnome >> working. I setup cvsup and loaded the STABLE sources, ran make >> buildworld, >> make kernel, etc... >> >> I attempted to boot into single user to run mergemaster, installworld, >> etc.. >> But the machine will not boot, I now get the following errror and >> prompt: >> >> Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad9s1a >> >> Manual root filesystem specification: >> <fstype>:<device> Mount <device> using filesystem <fstype> >> e.g. ufs:da0s1a >> ? List valid disk boot devices >> <empty line> Abort manual input >> >> I input ufs:/dev/ad9s1a to no avail and ? Does not list any other >> devices. >> >> I've booted from the DVD and gone into Fixit mode and can mount >> /dev/ad9s1a >> just fine. I thought that I'd try putting back loader.old on the off >> chance >> that might solve the problem but, I do not see a loader.old, just >> loader. >> The kernel.old directory is there. >> >> Any ideas on what the issue might be and how to fix? >> >> Appreciate the help as I'd like to get 7.1-STABLE running on this >> machine. > > Did the kernel probe messages prior to the mountroot prompt indicate that > the appropriate disk controllers were found/probed and that the > disk devices were found on the disk controllers? The lack of > any devices listed when you asked might indicate a kernel configuration > problem. > > Regards, > > Gary > > P.S. Please do not top post. > I believe the appropriate disk controllers were found, I had no trouble mounting the root filesystem while in Fixit. I'll double check this evening and let you know. I have gone back and booted without issue from kernel.old and the machine is running 7.1-RELEASE. John
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