Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 16:41:54 +0800 From: Stephen Cooper <stephen.cooper@alphawest.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: [Fwd: Kernel configured to boot off wrong dev. Please Advise.] Message-ID: <34433051.51570505@alphawest.com.au>
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Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 16:37:03 +0800 Organization: Customer of Access One Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia Message-ID: <34432F2D.32386A9C@alphawest.com.au> References: <34431183.5C8DEB04@alphawest.com.au> <344320C6.3589CC7F@alphawest.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: 203.14.124.41 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/x-pkcs7-signature"; micalg=sha1; boundary="------------ms93993F7692CE5913633435F4" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.02 [en] (WinNT; I) To: Stephen Cooper <stephen.cooper@alphawest.com.au> Xref: news.mel.aone.net.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:46766 This is a cryptographically signed message in MIME format. --------------ms93993F7692CE5913633435F4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Someone suggested that i put the line sd(0,a)kernel in /boot.config but this still didnt resolve the problem. Stephen Cooper wrote: > An update, I have found that if I type in > "sd(0,a)kernel" at the boot prompt the system will load root from the > correct partition. How do I configure the boot manager to use this boot > device? It appears that there is a bug with the boot manager. > > Stephen Cooper wrote: > > > G'day. I have just attempted my first FreeBSD install, I have the > > following config > > Disk 1 wd0 - Windows NT NTFS, using FreeBSD boot manager (IDE) > > Disk 2 sd0 - FreeBSD 2.2.2 (SCSI) > > > > The sdo disk is partitioned using the "system defaults" into > > sd0s1a / > > sd0s1b swap > > sd0s1e /var > > sds01f /usr > > > > I installed using ftp and the boot floppy. > > > > When I use the Boot Manager to boot FreeBSD, the FreeBSD kernel begins > > to load, then reports the following: > > > > "changing root device to sd1a > > panic: cannot mount root" > > > > And reboots. > > > > Now I have mounted /, /usr using the "fixit" floppy and they definitely > > exist and contain all of the relevant bits. I have cheked /etc/fstab and > > found what I thought to be an error: / was mounted on /dev/sd0a, which > > did not exist in /dev. I changed the entry to /dev/sd0s1a, this made no > > difference. > > > > I also checked the disklabel on /dev/rsd0s1. The disk identity was > > /dev/sd0s1a, which is OK I believe. > > > > I guess the error is in the kernel configuration. But I am unsure how to > > check this or modify it from the "fixit" environment. Can anybody advise > > me how to rectify this problem? > > > > -- > > Stephen Cooper <stephen.cooper@alphawest.com.au> > > Internet Engineer, Internet and Open Systems Group > > AlphaWest, Level 10, QV1 Building, 250 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA 6000 > > Main: (+61 8) 94296000 Fax: (+61 8) 94296030 > > -- > Stephen Cooper <stephen.cooper@alphawest.com.au> > Internet Engineer, Internet and Open Systems Group > AlphaWest, Level 10, QV1 Building, 250 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA 6000 > Main: (+61 8) 94296000 Fax: (+61 8) 94296030 -- Stephen Cooper <stephen.cooper@alphawest.com.au> Internet Engineer, Internet and Open Systems Group AlphaWest, Level 10, QV1 Building, 250 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA 6000 Main: (+61 8) 94296000 Fax: (+61 8) 94296030 --------------ms93993F7692CE5913633435F4 Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature; name="smime.p7s" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7s" Content-Description: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature MIIKcwYJKoZIhvcNAQcCoIIKZDCCCmACAQExCzAJBgUrDgMCGgUAMAsGCSqGSIb3DQEHAaCC COEwggQrMIIDlKADAgECAhAravaaXD1xoludy79Tiv4tMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBAUAMGIxETAP BgNVBAcTCEludGVybmV0MRcwFQYDVQQKEw5WZXJpU2lnbiwgSW5jLjE0MDIGA1UECxMrVmVy aVNpZ24gQ2xhc3MgMSBDQSAtIEluZGl2aWR1YWwgU3Vic2NyaWJlcjAeFw05NzA5MDQwMDAw MDBaFw05ODA5MDQyMzU5NTlaMIIBJzERMA8GA1UEBxMISW50ZXJuZXQxFzAVBgNVBAoTDlZl cmlTaWduLCBJbmMuMTQwMgYDVQQLEytWZXJpU2lnbiBDbGFzcyAxIENBIC0gSW5kaXZpZHVh bCBTdWJzY3JpYmVyMUYwRAYDVQQLEz13d3cudmVyaXNpZ24uY29tL3JlcG9zaXRvcnkvQ1BT IEluY29ycC4gYnkgUmVmLixMSUFCLkxURChjKTk2MTMwMQYDVQQLEypEaWdpdGFsIElEIENs YXNzIDEgLSBOZXRzY2FwZSBGdWxsIFNlcnZpY2UxFjAUBgNVBAMTDVN0ZXBoZW4gSmFtZXMx LjAsBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWH3N0ZXBoZW4uY29vcGVyQGFscGhhd2VzdC5jb20uYXUwXDANBgkq hkiG9w0BAQEFAANLADBIAkEA0VuRnY/3CM7oiJ123J2YdvKicNXtWs3rOi213m2RRVv5LYrV HBAeEqvzd+/uk4abNaEEKvN1301Ik9E86b3/hQIDAQABo4IBXTCCAVkwCQYDVR0TBAIwADCB rwYDVR0gBIGnMIAwgAYLYIZIAYb4RQEHAQEwgDAoBggrBgEFBQcCARYcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cu dmVyaXNpZ24uY29tL0NQUzBiBggrBgEFBQcCAjBWMBUWDlZlcmlTaWduLCBJbmMuMAMCAQEa PVZlcmlTaWduJ3MgQ1BTIGluY29ycC4gYnkgcmVmZXJlbmNlIGxpYWIuIGx0ZC4gKGMpOTcg VmVyaVNpZ24AAAAAAAAwEQYJYIZIAYb4QgEBBAQDAgeAMIGGBgpghkgBhvhFAQYDBHgWdmQ0 NjUyYmQ2M2YyMDQ3MDI5Mjk4NzYzYzlkMmYyNzUwNjljNzM1OWJlZDFiMDU5ZGE3NWJjNGJj OTcwMTc0N2RhNWM3ZjQxNDFiZWFkYjJiZDJlODkyMDZhYjZhZjRkMjExNDg5ZmEzYmM0M2Y0 ZTU5MzY1NDEwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEEBQADgYEAUk8as4z1ox4G7Wf8UAvMwhr1wB9VHe6ShWU+ r9cJwLeuqTxJNQOam/7omLV3Bsd0FbT+LeJvajrrucF1PSzlLEZ0e8pbtsXenLEo1E1H0Cpm nNbLEPYZ1tM+dxu9Bw5sVBK3Jd0D1Ps3xk27KXhnnvKhTUXZPalBZ51wR9+jZH4wggJ5MIIB 4qADAgECAhBSHzUd8nB+ACu+ylmHBNU5MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAgUAMF8xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVT MRcwFQYDVQQKEw5WZXJpU2lnbiwgSW5jLjE3MDUGA1UECxMuQ2xhc3MgMSBQdWJsaWMgUHJp bWFyeSBDZXJ0aWZpY2F0aW9uIEF1dGhvcml0eTAeFw05NjA2MjcwMDAwMDBaFw05OTA2Mjcy MzU5NTlaMGIxETAPBgNVBAcTCEludGVybmV0MRcwFQYDVQQKEw5WZXJpU2lnbiwgSW5jLjE0 MDIGA1UECxMrVmVyaVNpZ24gQ2xhc3MgMSBDQSAtIEluZGl2aWR1YWwgU3Vic2NyaWJlcjCB nzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOBjQAwgYkCgYEAthSmz03QBQ3YyiPQb6q0KZJjjiz4b5bXLp12 SxGxNo1XycP9HMa6/h4IujPKleq+41vNBqi3eR1EKu1z8rFSg2gQcGSR1z5r+fddnRRDm26X RZiBR9Ety927ctdMP3Gq4kDyVDm8Fu7PfOy62z9sKrMWsYYSna6TNNW41dD3PqkCAwEAAaMz MDEwDwYDVR0TBAgwBgEB/wIBATALBgNVHQ8EBAMCAQYwEQYJYIZIAYb4QgEBBAQDAgEGMA0G CSqGSIb3DQEBAgUAA4GBAMH69wLnV8oRdcacDPord0+HRRc749LB2g9YOY6ulZkDoaihOP55 mpMXC5eGOcfKaDRmu8eIRfbIDAXuvpcl7+DUbuR/nXZczn26FKKuC5/7Z1tIpWclrxlkiPZy 2CknqjcSarEoryeDGGVsje1Ank3EeKiG7OksUL+m+Q3bsKZKMIICMTCCAZoCBQKkAAABMA0G CSqGSIb3DQEBAgUAMF8xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRcwFQYDVQQKEw5WZXJpU2lnbiwgSW5jLjE3 MDUGA1UECxMuQ2xhc3MgMSBQdWJsaWMgUHJpbWFyeSBDZXJ0aWZpY2F0aW9uIEF1dGhvcml0 eTAeFw05NjAxMjkwMDAwMDBaFw05OTEyMzEyMzU5NTlaMF8xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRcwFQYD VQQKEw5WZXJpU2lnbiwgSW5jLjE3MDUGA1UECxMuQ2xhc3MgMSBQdWJsaWMgUHJpbWFyeSBD ZXJ0aWZpY2F0aW9uIEF1dGhvcml0eTCBnzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOBjQAwgYkCgYEA5Rm/ baNWYS2ZSHH2Z965jeu3noaACpEO+jglr0aIguVzqKCbJF0NH8xlbgyw0FaEGIeaBpsQoXPf tFg5a27B9hXVqKg/qhIGjTGsf7A01480Z4gJzRQR4k5FVmkfeAKA2txHkSm7NsljXMXg1y2H e6G3MrB7MLoqLzGq7qNn2tsCAwEAATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQIFAAOBgQBSc7qaVdzcP4J9sJCY YiqCTHYAbiU91cIJcFcBDA93Hxih+xxgDqB1O0khQf6nXC1MQknT/yjYjOqd/skH4neCUyPe VfPORJP6+ky9yjbzW2aynsjyDF5e1KG0IQkzyjtZ/JLCOPyt2ZYk4C36oyn1M2h4TrS8n2k1 4qiYlHM7xDGCAVowggFWAgEBMHYwYjERMA8GA1UEBxMISW50ZXJuZXQxFzAVBgNVBAoTDlZl cmlTaWduLCBJbmMuMTQwMgYDVQQLEytWZXJpU2lnbiBDbGFzcyAxIENBIC0gSW5kaXZpZHVh bCBTdWJzY3JpYmVyAhAravaaXD1xoludy79Tiv4tMAkGBSsOAwIaBQCgfTAYBgkqhkiG9w0B CQMxCwYJKoZIhvcNAQcBMBwGCSqGSIb3DQEJBTEPFw05NzEwMTQwODM3MDRaMB4GCSqGSIb3 DQEJDzERMA8wDQYIKoZIhvcNAwICASgwIwYJKoZIhvcNAQkEMRYEFP2RrskBjMagfs0hkO/e LCvxsZOgMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUABEA+jPGkzs/z0zqXyGFm9Orl8K45bB4XScbB6t1YdMwv 4otsT6MR9pNqrqPooa1DnRDXa2CFs65MKEMCaQCVPcDD --------------ms93993F7692CE5913633435F4-- --------------CA619092E100A9B76FB8C868-- --------------ms35BA1D88047505017731344A Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature; 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