Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:18:59 -0400 From: Michael Proto <mike@jellydonut.org> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kernel can't find root filesystem Message-ID: <44A04F43.2090400@jellydonut.org> In-Reply-To: <BAY123-F1625CB9B8881D68419B806C97B0@phx.gbl> References: <BAY123-F1625CB9B8881D68419B806C97B0@phx.gbl>
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Robert Ames wrote: >> From: "M.Hirsch" <M.Hirsch@hirsch.it> >> >> I had the same problem with 6.1. But only on some occasions, not >> always (iirc). >> The installations I made over the last weeks had all very different >> environments and deployment methods. >> I can't tell anymore when it happens and when not because I simply >> added the below loader.conf setting to my postinstall-script. >> >> Add "vfs.root.mountfrom=ufs:da0s1" to /boot/loader.conf to fix it. > > Thank you. That solves my problem even though it seems more like > a workaround than an actual solution. But I'll take it. :-) > > Also, someone responded asking if I had a valid entry in /etc/fstab > for the root filesystem. > > foo# cat /etc/fstab > # Device Mountpoint FStype Options Dump > Pass# > /dev/da0s1a / ufs rw > 1 1 > /dev/da0s1b none swap sw > 0 0 > /dev/da1s1d /local ufs rw > 2 2 > /dev/cd0 /cdrom cd9660 ro,noauto > 0 0 > If I'm not mistaken, you could also try to (re)install the boot0 loader: boot0cfg /dev/da0 -Proto
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