Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 10:04:31 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: "F. Senault" <fred.letter@lacave.net> Cc: FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9.1 won't boot with a graid error Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1308010946500.84563@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <467979520.20130801171134@lacave.net> References: <467979520.20130801171134@lacave.net>
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On Thu, 1 Aug 2013, F. Senault wrote: > Hi everybody. > > I've just upgraded a box from FreeBSD 9 to 9.1 via freebsd-update. > > At the first reboot, the machine stopped with messages about GRAID : > > GEOM_RAID: Promise: Subdisk kjihgfedcba`_^]\[ZYXWVUTSRQPONM:0-ada0 state > changed from NONE to ACTIVE > > The trick is that I've never setup any kind of RAID on that old box... > > Is there a way to completely disable GEOM_RAID loading on boot ? Boot into the loader (option 2 at boot menu). Enter: set kern.geom.raid.enable=0 boot That should allow it to boot, and can be added to /boot/loader.conf. I'm not sure of an easy way to clear the metadata for a permanent fix. Apparently some manufacturers use motherboard RAID to test drives, so the metadata may have been on the drive from the factory.
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