Is there an http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-replys.html?
Here is a copy of my fstab file:
> more fstab
# See the fstab(5) manual page for important information on automatic mounts
# of network filesystems before modifying this file.
#
# Device Mountpoint FStype Options Dump
Pass#
/dev/ad0s1b none swap sw 0 0
/dev/ad0s1a / ufs rw 1 1
proc /proc procfs rw 0 0
>
The system will boot up once I type in the following at the mountroot
prompt.
ufs:/dev/ad0s1a
I am just trying to figure out why I need to type that in.
here is a snip of dmesg:
ad0: 1033MB <IBM-DSOA-21080> [2100/16/63] at ata0-master BIOSPIO
Manual root filesystem specification:
<fstype>:<device> Mount <device> using filesystem <fstype>
eg. ufs:/dev/da0s1a
? List valid disk boot devices
<empty line> Abort manual input
mountroot> ufs:/dev/ad0s1a
Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a
My goal is to have the system automatically boot up should the power be
recycled.
Just for grins:
> uname -a
FreeBSD irrigation.yayproductions.com 4.7-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE #0:
Wed Oct 9 15:08:34 GMT 2002
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386
I read the message:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=freebsd-questions&m=104060845629617
But it seems that the person is having another problem all together.
Thanks for your help.
David
On Mon, 23 Dec 2002, Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> # [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2002-12-23 11:40:36 -0800:
> > For the past two freebsd installations I've done, I've run into a problem
> > where they system, upon booting, throws me into a manual root filesystem
> > specification prompt where I need to manually type the file system and the
> > device I wish to boot off of.
> >
> > Yet when I check things such as /etc/fstab everything seems to be set up
> > correctly.
> >
> > Any assistance would be appreciated.
>
> 1) http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> 2) doesn't it have something to do with shuffling the disks after
> the install?
>
> I can't decipher whether a) you know how to get from there and just
> wonder about the cause, or b) you are actually looking for
> support.
>
> If a), I don't know. If b), the procedure has been described on the
> list just a few hours ago:
>
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=freebsd-questions&m=104060845629617
>
> If it's something completely unrelated, then sorry for wasting your
> time. :)
>
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