From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 21 17:19:40 2009 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 48666106566C; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:19:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jjr@larush.com) Received: from mail.alisa.org (mail.alisa.org [65.103.114.105]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1A6D8FC25; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:19:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jjr@larush.com) Received: from mail.alisa.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.alisa.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n0LGqpRN058442 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:52:51 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from jjr@larush.com) Received: (from www@localhost) by mail.alisa.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n0LGqofN058440; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:52:50 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from jjr@larush.com) X-Authentication-Warning: mail.alisa.org: www set sender to jjr@larush.com using -f Received: from 198.178.8.81 (SquirrelMail authenticated user jjr) by www.larush.com with HTTP; Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:52:50 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <1f05a49079a04f3041197f13323105e5.squirrel@www.larush.com> In-Reply-To: <20090121140307.GE81380@in-addr.com> References: <4975ADF4.1070103@paradise.net.nz> <20090121140307.GE81380@in-addr.com> Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:52:50 -0700 (MST) From: jjr@larush.com To: "Gary Palmer" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.17 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0.1 (mail.alisa.org [127.0.0.1]); Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:52:51 -0700 (MST) Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, John Rushford , Reuben , Mark Kirkwood Subject: Re: Broken loader on 7.1-STABLE? 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: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:19:40 -0000 > On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 06:22:00PM -0700, John Rushford wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Perhaps mine is a different issue but I ran into this today. >> >> I loaded FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE from a DVD onto an Apple Mac Pro after >> partitioning a drive with bootcamp. The install went quite well and the >> machine came up with no issues. I configured networking, X, and got >> gnome >> working. I setup cvsup and loaded the STABLE sources, ran make >> buildworld, >> make kernel, etc... >> >> I attempted to boot into single user to run mergemaster, installworld, >> etc.. >> But the machine will not boot, I now get the following errror and >> prompt: >> >> Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad9s1a >> >> Manual root filesystem specification: >> : Mount using filesystem >> e.g. ufs:da0s1a >> ? List valid disk boot devices >> Abort manual input >> >> I input ufs:/dev/ad9s1a to no avail and ? Does not list any other >> devices. >> >> I've booted from the DVD and gone into Fixit mode and can mount >> /dev/ad9s1a >> just fine. I thought that I'd try putting back loader.old on the off >> chance >> that might solve the problem but, I do not see a loader.old, just >> loader. >> The kernel.old directory is there. >> >> Any ideas on what the issue might be and how to fix? >> >> Appreciate the help as I'd like to get 7.1-STABLE running on this >> machine. > > Did the kernel probe messages prior to the mountroot prompt indicate that > the appropriate disk controllers were found/probed and that the > disk devices were found on the disk controllers? The lack of > any devices listed when you asked might indicate a kernel configuration > problem. > > Regards, > > Gary > > P.S. Please do not top post. > I believe the appropriate disk controllers were found, I had no trouble mounting the root filesystem while in Fixit. I'll double check this evening and let you know. I have gone back and booted without issue from kernel.old and the machine is running 7.1-RELEASE. John