Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 18:31:12 -0400 From: Identry <jalmberg@identry.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Boot failure Message-ID: <4d4e09680908061531g71f35488wcca164c530985e55@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4A7B1B41.7090507@unsane.co.uk> References: <4d4e09680908061012q6ea8aeacm875c556eaea7a54f@mail.gmail.com> <4A7B1B41.7090507@unsane.co.uk>
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> Identry wrote: >> >> During the boot sequence, it freezes at the statement: >> >> =A0 =A0 Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/mfid0s1a >> > Try downloading and booting the livefs environment (I think you need cd1 > and the livefs cd or just the DVD) and see if you can mount it from > that, if not it could be a controller issue. If you can then its > probably your OS/kernel but at least you now have access to your > data/configs etc etc not to mention you could try extracting the GENERIC > kernel from the install media (use the install.sh script in the kernels > directory.) I've booted the install CD1 and found something called 'fixit' mode. I've been googling, but can't seem to find any info on 'fixit'. Is it possible to use this instead of a livefs disk? BTW, this is a 6.3 system. -- John
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