Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 00:45:15 +0100 (CET) From: Luuk van Dijk <lvd@mndmttr.nl> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: lvd@mndmttr.nl Subject: kern/49040: problem mounting root; ffs_mountroot can't find rootvp Message-ID: <200303082345.h28NjFGg002126@wonder.mndmttr.nl>
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>Number: 49040 >Category: kern >Synopsis: problem mounting root; ffs_mountroot can't find rootvp >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Mar 08 16:00:28 PST 2003 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Luuk van Dijk >Release: FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE i386 >Organization: Mind over Matter B.V. (http://www.mndmttr.nl) >Environment: 5.0 release installation CD 1 Compaq Armada M300 multi boot config: ad0s1: ext2 GRUB partition ad0s2: FreeBSD-4.7 (works fine) ad0s3: FreeBSD-5.0 ad0s4: extended partition with some Linux'es >Description: installation of 5.0 from installation cd's on third slice goes fine, the resulting system is perfectly mountable and readable from the 4.7 on the second slice. However, when booting (via GRUB) the new 5.0 system on ad0s3, the kernel loads, configures ACPI and then stops with the message mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s3a setrootbyname failed ffs_mountroot: can't find rootvp rootmount failed: 6 inspecting the list of valid disk boot devices gives: list of geom disk devices: geom.ctl and that's it. only option is to reboot >How-To-Repeat: boot as described above. >Fix: <?> >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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