From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 15 19:08:39 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7642A16A406 for ; Tue, 15 May 2007 19:08:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from moebius444@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc2-s17.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc2-s17.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.153]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 61B6E13C45D for ; Tue, 15 May 2007 19:08:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from moebius444@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com ([65.55.155.20]) by bay0-omc2-s17.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Tue, 15 May 2007 12:08:35 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 15 May 2007 12:08:35 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 90.33.225.218 by BAY144-DAV10.phx.gbl with DAV; Tue, 15 May 2007 19:08:32 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [90.33.225.218] X-Originating-Email: [moebius444@hotmail.com] X-Sender: moebius444@hotmail.com From: "Olivier Utkala" To: Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 21:09:27 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 May 2007 19:08:35.0264 (UTC) FILETIME=[6FBD4400:01C79724] Subject: Re: mount problem after the kernel load: Manual root filesystem specification X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 19:08:39 -0000 Olivier Utkala wrote: > Hi All, > > After the kernel load, it's necessary for me to enter the folowing to > continue the start process: > mountroot> ufs:ad2s1a > > I find on another machine, wich start correctly, with the same version > of FreeBSD, that the last line of command kenv results: > vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:/dev/ad0s1a" > On my start-problem machine, these last line don't exists. I set the correct value for vfs.root.mountfrom in file /boot/loader.rc, and then the start process can continue without asking manual root filesystem specification : =============8<--------------------------- \ Set this to mount set vfs.root.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/ad2s1a =============8<--------------------------- Hope this hint help other people.