Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 18:17:35 -0400 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Robert <rmendal@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD General Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: New Kernel Cannot Mount Root... Message-ID: <20050925221735.GA39657@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <16ce2d1c0509251425728167c3@mail.gmail.com> References: <16ce2d1c0509251425728167c3@mail.gmail.com>
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--BXVAT5kNtrzKuDFl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 05:25:47PM -0400, Robert wrote: > My new custom kernel cannot mount root. I searched the list archives but > couldn't find anything helpful. > Here is the error message I receive: > *Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a* > *setrootbyname failed* > *ffs_mountroot:can't find rootvp* > *Root mount failed: 6* > ** > Root is located at /dev/ad0s1a so I'm sure that my kernel conf is pointing > it somewhere else but I'm not sure which option in the conf file controls > this. On one particular list archive there was mention of the "bsdlabel" > command. Would that be what I need here? > Attached is my kernel conf file if needed. > Thanks, > Rob > # ATA and ATAPI devices > device ata > device ataraid # ATA RAID drives > device atapicd # ATAPI CDROM drives > device atapifd # ATAPI floppy drives > options ATA_STATIC_ID # Static device numbering Notice anything missing here? What kind of device are you trying to mount from, again? :) Kris --BXVAT5kNtrzKuDFl Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFDNyH/Wry0BWjoQKURAgCJAJ0UT3FXXgRkZodqQoc2Uk4PGYqapgCdGY/P zMfFnKRfbWZkKWwQdjkJjpk= =wASQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --BXVAT5kNtrzKuDFl--
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