Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 14:38:53 +0100 From: Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de> To: "Mike." <the.lists@mgm51.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 9.1 won't install - GEOM/GRAID issues Message-ID: <20130102143853.754647c0@fabiankeil.de> In-Reply-To: <201301012202040487.028FC6F3@sentry.24cl.com> References: <201301012202040487.028FC6F3@sentry.24cl.com>
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--Sig_/l4SLtQOmcWDDWZ6HwpBuz9V Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "Mike." <the.lists@mgm51.com> wrote: > My FreeBSD server had been running fine, no issues. This evening I > tried to update it to 9.1. I don't "update in place", I update by > wiping the prior version and letting the new version have its way with > the disk. >=20 > Well, 9.1 has issues with my system (dmesg is at the end of this > message). >=20 > When I boot from the install DVD, I see a lot of messages along the > lines of ~Root mount waiting for GRAID~, then eventually that times out > and I am allowed to select the Install option. However, when I get to > the partitioning (btw, it's another issue, but the new set of screens > to partition the drive really suck. I've never been so confused by a > FreeBSD install. But I digress...) I eventually selected "auto" > partitioning. Then I am greeted with a pop up that informs me that > ada0 is not valid for some unmentioned reason. (did I mention that > the new partitioning screens suck?). >=20 > At this point I give up, and I am now in the process of re-installing > 9.0. >=20 > I'm not a long-time user of FreeBSD, I've only been using it since > 2005, with installs to keep it up to date through the varied and sundry > versions. But this is The First Time that a FreeBSD install has > failed. =20 >=20 > What's goin' on? =20 Probably there's corrupt raid metadata (or something that can be confused with raid metadata) on the disk(s). You could try booting with kern.geom.raid.enable set to 0 or without the module loaded. Sanitising the disk(s) should work as well. Fabian --Sig_/l4SLtQOmcWDDWZ6HwpBuz9V Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAlDkOHIACgkQBYqIVf93VJ3+ewCgmaIdbz7YZoKAu6eUKu3DNU9R ufwAn1FPkEshExZSkseUzfDeelQukMqE =MNe1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/l4SLtQOmcWDDWZ6HwpBuz9V--
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