Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 21:37:51 -0600 From: Brandon Gooch <jamesbrandongooch@gmail.com> To: "Douglas K. Rand" <rand@meridian-enviro.com> Cc: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Nanobsd & /boot/loader Message-ID: <AANLkTikh9-ssop5xTwajjujLJGgJJ1tzaFXb-_EbOM9P@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <m2y68mjdd6.wl%rand@meridian-enviro.com> References: <m2y68mjdd6.wl%rand@meridian-enviro.com>
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On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Douglas K. Rand <rand@meridian-enviro.com> wrote: > I'm having problems getting a 8.1 nanobsd image to boot on a Soekris > 5501. It is perhaps easiest to show what happens when I power on the > 5510 with the compact flas installed: > > POST: 012345689bcefghips1234ajklnopqr,,,tvwxy > > comBIOS ver. 1.33 20070103 Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Soekris Engineering. > > net5501 > > 0512 Mbyte Memory CPU Geode LX 500 Mhz > > Pri Mas SanDisk SDCFH-002G LBA Xlt 974-64-63 1964 Mbyte > > Slot Vend Dev ClassRev Cmd Stat CL LT HT Base1 Base2 Int > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > 0:01:2 1022 2082 10100000 0006 0220 08 00 00 A0000000 00000000 10 > 0:06:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E101 A0004000 11 > 0:07:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E201 A0004100 05 > 0:08:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E301 A0004200 09 > 0:09:0 1106 3053 02000096 0117 0210 08 40 00 0000E401 A0004300 12 > 0:20:0 1022 2090 06010003 0009 02A0 08 40 80 00006001 00006101 > 0:20:2 1022 209A 01018001 0005 02A0 08 00 00 00000000 00000000 > 0:21:0 1022 2094 0C031002 0006 0230 08 00 80 A0005000 00000000 15 > 0:21:1 1022 2095 0C032002 0006 0230 08 00 00 A0006000 00000000 15 > > 1 Seconds to automatic boot. Press Ctrl-P for entering Monitor. > /boot.config: -h > Consoles: serial port > BIOS drive C: is disk0 > BIOS 639kB/523264kB available memory > > FreeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1 > (rand@bygland.randomlights.org, Wed Nov 17 21:01:10 CST 2010) >> \ > \: unknown command > - > /boot/kernel/kernel text=0x8c9a23 data=0xde2b4+0xa3fb0 syms=[0x4+0x98450+0x4+0xd0405] > Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. > Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel] in 8 seconds... > > Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailed help. > OK boot -s > \ > > And then here it simply hangs. I've let it sit for hours and it never > does anything. > > One thing I noticed is that /boot/loader on the nanobsd image is > different from /boot/loader on my workstation. If I copy /boot/loader > from my FreeBSD 8.1 workstaiton onto the CF nanobsd image then I get > alot further. Clearly NanoBSD is building the loader differently, > mostly because before I never got the beastie loader menu, and now I > do. But I also get the kernel to actually start, or at least emit > messages as it starts: > > POST: 012345689bcefghips1234ajklnopqr,,,tvwxy > > comBIOS ver. 1.33 20070103 Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Soekris Engineering. > > net5501 > > 0512 Mbyte Memory CPU Geode LX 500 Mhz > > Pri Mas SanDisk SDCFH-002G LBA Xlt 974-64-63 1964 Mbyte > > > ??????????????????????????????????????????? > ? ? > ? ? ______ > ? ? | ____| __ ___ ___ > ? Welcome to FreeBSD! ? | |__ | '__/ _ \/ _ \ > ? ? | __|| | | __/ __/ > ? ? | | | | | | | > ? 1. Boot FreeBSD [default] ? |_| |_| \___|\___| > ? 2. Boot FreeBSD with ACPI enabled ? ____ _____ _____ > ? 3. Boot FreeBSD in Safe Mode ? | _ \ / ____| __ \ > ? 4. Boot FreeBSD in single user mode ? | |_) | (___ | | | | > ? 5. Boot FreeBSD with verbose logging ? | _ < \___ \| | | | > ? 6. Escape to loader prompt ? | |_) |____) | |__| | > ? 7. Reboot ? | | | | > ? ? |____/|_____/|_____/ > ? ? > ? ? > ? ? > ? Select option, [Enter] for default ? > ? or [Space] to pause timer 6 ? > ??????????????????????????????????????????? > > Copyright (c) 1992-2010 The FreeBSD Project. > Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 > The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. > FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation. > FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p1 #0: Wed Nov 17 21:12:13 CST 2010 > rand@bygland.randomlights.org:/project/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 > Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0 > CPU: Geode(TM) Integrated Processor by AMD PCS (499.90-MHz 586-class CPU) > Origin = "AuthenticAMD" Id = 0x5a2 Family = 5 Model = a Stepping = 2 > Features=0x88a93d<FPU,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,CX8,SEP,PGE,CMOV,CLFLUSH,MMX> > AMD Features=0xc0400000<MMX+,3DNow!+,3DNow!> > real memory = 536870912 (512 MB) > avail memory = 510734336 (487 MB) > kbd1 at kbdmux0 > K6-family MTRR support enabled (2 registers) > ACPI Error: A valid RSDP was not found (20100331/tbxfroot-309) > ACPI: Table initialisation failed: AE_NOT_FOUND > ACPI: Try disabling either ACPI or apic support. > pcib0: <Host to PCI bridge> pcibus 0 on motherboard > pci0: <PCI bus> on pcib0 > pci0: <encrypt/decrypt, entertainment crypto> at device 1.2 (no driver attached) > vr0: <VIA VT6105M Rhine III 10/100BaseTX> port 0xe100-0xe1ff mem 0xa0004000-0xa00040ff irq 11 at device 6.0 on pci0 > vr0: Quirks: 0x2 > vr0: Revision: 0x96 > miibus0: <MII bus> on vr0 > ukphy0: <Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface> PHY 1 on miibus0 > ukphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto > vr0: Ethernet address: 00:00:24:cd:7d:04 > vr0: [ITHREAD] > vr1: <VIA VT6105M Rhine III 10/100BaseTX> port 0xe200-0xe2ff mem 0xa0004100-0xa00041ff irq 5 at device 7.0 on pci0 > vr1: Quirks: 0x2 > vr1: Revision: 0x96 > miibus1: <MII bus> on vr1 > ukphy1: <Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface> PHY 1 on miibus1 > ukphy1: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto > vr1: Ethernet address: 00:00:24:cd:7d:05 > vr1: [ITHREAD] > vr2: <VIA VT6105M Rhine III 10/100BaseTX> port 0xe300-0xe3ff mem 0xa0004200-0xa00042ff irq 9 at device 8.0 on pci0 > vr2: Quirks: 0x2 > vr2: Revision: 0x96 > miibus2: <MII bus> on vr2 > ukphy2: <Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface> PHY 1 on miibus2 > ukphy2: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto > vr2: Ethernet address: 00:00:24:cd:7d:06 > vr2: [ITHREAD] > vr3: <VIA VT6105M Rhine III 10/100BaseTX> port 0xe400-0xe4ff mem 0xa0004300-0xa00043ff irq 12 at device 9.0 on pci0 > vr3: Quirks: 0x2 > vr3: Revision: 0x96 > miibus3: <MII bus> on vr3 > ukphy3: <Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface> PHY 1 on miibus3 > ukphy3: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto > vr3: Ethernet address: 00:00:24:cd:7d:07 > vr3: [ITHREAD] > isab0: <PCI-ISA bridge> at device 20.0 on pci0 > isa0: <ISA bus> on isab0 > atapci0: <AMD CS5536 UDMA100 controller> port 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6,0x170-0x177,0x376,0xe000-0xe00f at device 20.2 on pci0 > ata0: <ATA channel 0> on atapci0 > ata0: [ITHREAD] > ata1: <ATA channel 1> on atapci0 > ata1: [ITHREAD] > ohci0: <OHCI (generic) USB controller> mem 0xa0005000-0xa0005fff irq 15 at device 21.0 on pci0 > ohci0: [ITHREAD] > usbus0: <OHCI (generic) USB controller> on ohci0 > ehci0: <AMD CS5536 (Geode) USB 2.0 controller> mem 0xa0006000-0xa0006fff irq 15 at device 21.1 on pci0 > ehci0: [ITHREAD] > usbus1: EHCI version 1.0 > usbus1: <AMD CS5536 (Geode) USB 2.0 controller> on ehci0 > cpu0 on motherboard > pmtimer0 on isa0 > orm0: <ISA Option ROM> at iomem 0xc8000-0xd27ff pnpid ORM0000 on isa0 > atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at port 0x60,0x64 on isa0 > atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0 > kbd0 at atkbd0 > atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED] > atkbd0: [ITHREAD] > atrtc0: <AT Real Time Clock> at port 0x70 irq 8 on isa0 > ppc0: parallel port not found. > uart0: <16550 or compatible> at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa0 > uart0: [FILTER] > uart0: console (9600,n,8,1) > uart1: <16550 or compatible> at port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa0 > uart1: [FILTER] > Timecounter "TSC" frequency 499904784 Hz quality 800 > Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec > usbus0: 12Mbps Full Speed USB v1.0 > usbus1: 480Mbps High Speed USB v2.0 > ad0: 1918MB <SanDisk SDCFH-002G HDX 5.04> at ata0-master WDMA2 > ugen0.1: <AMD> at usbus0 > uhub0: <AMD OHCI root HUB, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1> on usbus0 > ugen1.1: <AMD> at usbus1 > uhub1: <AMD EHCI root HUB, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1> on usbus1 > Root mount waiting for: usbus1 usbus0 > uhub0: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered > Root mount waiting for: usbus1 > uhub1: 4 ports with 4 removable, self powered > Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad1s1a > ROOT MOUNT ERROR: > If you have invalid mount options, reboot, and first try the following from > the loader prompt: > > set vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw > > and then remove invalid mount options from /etc/fstab. > > Loader variables: > vfs.root.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/ad1s1a > vfs.root.mountfrom.options=ro > > Manual root filesystem specification: > <fstype>:<device> Mount <device> using filesystem <fstype> > eg. ufs:/dev/da0s1a > eg. cd9660:/dev/acd0 > This is equivalent to: mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0 / > > ? List valid disk boot devices > <empty line> Abort manual input > It seems your /etc/fstab is pointing to /dev/ad1s1a for your root filesystem: vfs.root.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/ad1s1a ...but according to the dmesg output, the only disk detected is /dev/ad0: ad0: 1918MB <SanDisk SDCFH-002G HDX 5.04> at ata0-master WDMA2 >From the prompt try entering 'ufs:/dev/ad0s1a' and see if it will boot. If so, after the system is up, change the entry in your /etc/fstab for the root filesystem mount from /dev/ad1s1a to /dev/ad0s1a. Others may have more insight into the particulars of using FreeBSD in this sort of environment, so I'll leave it open for discussion regarding stuff disk labeling and such... -Brandon
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