From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 2 17:51:03 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A52631065674 for ; Wed, 2 Mar 2011 17:51:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gibblertron@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iw0-f182.google.com (mail-iw0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C5C78FC0A for ; Wed, 2 Mar 2011 17:51:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwn33 with SMTP id 33so201522iwn.13 for ; Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:51:02 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=xKejVrwnR6oWYE3JJK0vmf3xXgBEGgtqbEFW5XNtmVw=; b=tsQpJGOlqwyHIKTmrYwa4tAKTFfMhwNjp89+FKHR2XZDLTmk6oIC1idjM/B7HQ7WwV vkSGYalJUFRSbVD/F0yd48f9BFleha86xL0zkujrO7Ke9BtpH8Y8NFNeYsKl4M/q+OFX aaGUA4GpuOlGSUrMxpKmcGa7a892zyiuRVDb0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=CYyqaicdAMrf4S7pSlEnbTxRpmDpwWv+INMnzHDQmCH148zN01MUYMDPN1bieQu9xh oh1UheSJM1E+sCqtc4SZnnu6WJkxgtQ4cvj7g0FCUeCTafI+ot4bi9gsZiSfBx6BOtVW S6gUR3DgHy9/MfkHPD71CFQqi570yETmnMxhU= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.42.88.20 with SMTP id a20mr375270icm.351.1299088262781; Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:51:02 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.231.38.2 with HTTP; Wed, 2 Mar 2011 09:51:02 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <201103021445.34918.eliaschr@cha.forthnet.gr> References: <201103021445.34918.eliaschr@cha.forthnet.gr> Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 09:51:02 -0800 Message-ID: From: Patrick Gibson To: Elias Chrysocheris Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ZFS root mount problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:51:03 -0000 Thank you! Google Translate has helped some, and I will give that all a try this morning. Patrick On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 4:45 AM, Elias Chrysocheris wrote: > On Wednesday 02 of March 2011 00:22:28 Patrick Gibson wrote: >> I'm installing 8.2 on a server using the instructions for ZFS root >> filesystem (http://wiki.freebsd.org/RootOnZFS/GPTZFSBoot), and when I >> reboot after installing, it says: >> >> Root mount waiting for: usbus4 >> >> followed by: >> >> ROOT MOUNT ERROR >> >> When I did the initial install, I booted using a CD, and then from the >> 8.2 livefs on a USB stick. I'm not sure where it's getting usbus4 from >> when it boots from the hard disk. >> >> I can't figure out where to reset this. Any pointers? >> >> Patrick >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > I think that the file zpool.cache is missing or it contains pool data coming > from the USB stick you used. I wrote an article for this, but unfortunatelly > is in Greek... The article is here: > http://www.freebsdworld.gr/node/38#zpool_cache > Besides the problem that you will not understand what I write (:)) you can > follow the commands. You will probably understand what's happening there. Just > skip the part that I cange the names of the gpt partitions (the one that I > have a bunch of "gpart modify" commands) > > I hope it will be usefull to you > > Regards > Elias >