Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:18:21 GMT From: Alex <freebsd.alex@spamfoodie.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: kern/129152: non-userfriendly panic when trying to mount non-existing or wrong rootdev Message-ID: <200811242218.mAOMILa6035534@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200811242220.mAOMK2ad037027@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 129152 >Category: kern >Synopsis: non-userfriendly panic when trying to mount non-existing or wrong rootdev >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Nov 24 22:20:02 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Alex >Release: 8-CURRENT >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD moshnroll 8.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 8.0-CURRENT #6: Mon Nov 24 21:37:28 CET 2008 root@moshnroll:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ARUNDEL i386 >Description: when 8-CURRENT tries to mount a rootdev that doesn't exist or isn't valid (no init) it panics. this isn't very userfriendly! you might consider using the code that is being executed when you boot with the -a switch in this case. cheers. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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