From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 30 20:53:33 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F91816A75E for ; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:53:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [69.147.83.40]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C18243F38 for ; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:50:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id kAUKo9EC018169 for ; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:50:09 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id kAUKo9hf018157; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:50:09 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:50:09 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200611302050.kAUKo9hf018157@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Jed Donnelley Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72D0C16A492 for ; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:49:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [69.147.83.33]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1FF643EAB for ; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:43:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id kAUKgmI9047238 for ; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:42:48 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id kAUKgm6K047236; Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:42:48 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200611302042.kAUKgm6K047236@www.freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:42:48 GMT From: Jed Donnelley To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.0 Cc: Subject: misc/106091: Keyboard disabled at mountroot> prompt X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:53:33 -0000 >Number: 106091 >Category: misc >Synopsis: Keyboard disabled at mountroot> prompt >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Nov 30 20:50:08 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Jed Donnelley >Release: 6.1 i386 as below >Organization: NERSC >Environment: FreeBSD ldap2.nersc.gov 6.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE #0: Sun May 7 04:42:56 UTC 2006 root@opus.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP i386 >Description: In the process of setting up a gmirror I messed up my fstab. When the boot process couldn't find a / to mount it dropped to the: mountroot> prompt. However, I found at that point that keyboard input was not accepted. I ended up having to start a system from a CD in "rescue" mode, mount the / file system from the hard drive and edit /etc/fstab that way. >How-To-Repeat: Mess up the name for the slice that mounts to / and reboot the system. >Fix: I mentioned a work around with a rescue boot off a CD above. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: