From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 12 07:13:13 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A638116A4CE for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 07:13:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from xorpc.icir.org (xorpc.icir.org [192.150.187.68]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 92CF343D09 for ; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 07:13:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rizzo@xorpc.icir.org) Received: from xorpc.icir.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by xorpc.icir.org (8.12.9p1/8.12.3) with ESMTP id hBCFDC2e034289; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 07:13:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rizzo@xorpc.icir.org) Received: (from rizzo@localhost) by xorpc.icir.org (8.12.9p1/8.12.3/Submit) id hBCFDCQ0034288; Fri, 12 Dec 2003 07:13:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rizzo) Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 07:13:12 -0800 From: Luigi Rizzo To: Poul-Henning Kamp Message-ID: <20031212071312.A34265@xorpc.icir.org> References: <20031212065408.A34028@xorpc.icir.org> <9569.1071241365@critter.freebsd.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <9569.1071241365@critter.freebsd.dk>; from phk@phk.freebsd.dk on Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 04:02:45PM +0100 cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problems with sys/dev/md/md.c 1.108 and preloaded images X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:13:13 -0000 On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 04:02:45PM +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > In message <20031212065408.A34028@xorpc.icir.org>, Luigi Rizzo writes: > >Poul, > >rev.1.108 of sys/dev/md/md.c somehow prevents proper booting of > >picobsd images -- i am seeing that over etherboot, but i believe > >it also happens with floppy based kernels. > > You'll need to instrument md.c and see what exactly happens, I am > unable to work on this problem right now. > > 1.108 was specifically an attempt to make md.c do the right thing > and it worked for me as a root device when I tried it in my lab. > > Suggest you litter printfs in md_drvinit() and boot with '-v' for > starters thanks, will try to do a bit of debugging. Just one thing, is there an easy way (kernel config, hint, somethng) to force -v ? I am booting with etherboot and no /boot/loader... cheers luigi > > -- > Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 > phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 > FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe > Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.