From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 21 05:30:46 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 150861065675 for ; Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:30:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brian@brianwhalen.net) Received: from entwistle.sonicboom.org (entwistle.sonicboom.org [66.93.34.170]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA9FD8FC0C for ; Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:30:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brian@brianwhalen.net) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost.sonicboom.org [127.0.0.1]) by entwistle.sonicboom.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m8L5Uh67068257 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:30:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brian@brianwhalen.net) Message-ID: <48D5DC03.40403@brianwhalen.net> Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:30:43 -0700 From: Brian User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (Windows/20080708) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <48173C85.1000107@brianwhalen.net> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: freebsd 7 with sata drives X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:30:46 -0000 Brian wrote: > The board in question is an Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI. I have tried the > instructions for a safe kernel compile in /usr/src/updating also. > Even after that, the kernel starts to load, but the root partition > cant be found, and I am left at a mountroot> prompt. If I go > ufs:ad5s1a, that fails as well. > > Brian > I have done much more testing on this. With a pata drive all is well. I can install 7.0-release and run freebsd-update successfully including the subsequent reboots. However, over the weekend I tried to go to stable again, and still, the subsequent reboot leaves me at a mountroot prompt. If I go ufs:ad8s1a at the prompt the root partition, of course I dont want to have to do this each time. If I use the september snapshot, the sata disk is visible. I just tried to run and iinstall a 6.4 prerelease, and then did a make buildworld && make kernel KERNCONF=SMP and that worked successfully. I see this behavior with a 160 gig wd disk as well as a 74 gig raptor(This weekend's test hardware). Brian