Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 01:30:06 GMT From: "Dewayne Geraghty" <dewayne.geraghty@heuristicsystems.com.au> To: freebsd-usb@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: usb/138798: 8.0-BETA4 can't boot from USB flash drive [regression] Message-ID: <200912030130.nB31U6dI055267@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR usb/138798; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Dewayne Geraghty" <dewayne.geraghty@heuristicsystems.com.au> To: <bug-followup@FreeBSD.org>, <sweetnavelorange@gmail.com> Cc: Subject: Re: usb/138798: 8.0-BETA4 can't boot from USB flash drive [regression] Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 10:19:02 +1100 8.0Release and 8.0Stable as at 2-Dec-2009 experience the same problem on VIA (Intel-like) chipsets Kernel and loader reside on the active partition da0s2a, /boot/loader.conf contains vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:/dev/da0s1a" During booting, the root mountpoint isn't found and doesn't appear in the list of available GEOM devices to boot from. However if I enter Mountfrom> ufs:da0 And repeat this five times, the da0s1a device appears in the list. Then entering ufs:/dev/da0s1a Performs a successful boot. I've used this method of booting, without the root mount failure :), since 6.0, and operates correctly on today's 7.2Stable. This is a barrier to upgrading, so I look forward to a solution. Thanks for the great work. Dewayne.
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