On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 02:15:34PM +1100, Joel Sing wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2013, Martin Kjær Jørgensen wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I've just installed OpenBSD 5.2 on my Soekris 6501. Im using two WDC
> > WD2500BPVT-22JJ5T0 disks in RAID1.
> >
> > Installation goes well and the system boots fine the first time.
> > After reboot I'm greeted with the following error:
> >
> > Using drive 0, partition 3.
> > Loading...
> > probing: pc0 com0 mem[620K 2046M a20=on]
> > disk: hd0+ hd1+ sr0*
> >
> > >> OpenBSD/amd64 BOOT 3.20
> >
> > open(sr0a:/etc/boot.conf): Unknown error: code 91
> > boot>
> > booting sr0a:/bsd: open sr0a:/bsd: Unknown error: code 91
> >  failed(91). will try /bsd
> > boot>
> > booting sr0a:/bsd: open sr0a:/bsd: Unknown error: code 91
> >  failed(91). will try /bsd
> > Turning timeout off.
> > boot>
> >
> > This error occurs everytime I "reboot" or press the reset-button on
> > the back of the chassis.
> > At first when I pulled the powerplug and pluged it in, it booted fine
> > the first time, but now I cant even do that anymore.
> > I fear its a hardware issue.
> 
> Are you saying that it does sometimes boot from sr0?

Yes. 

> 
> > Does anyone know what this is, or what error code 91 means?
> 
> man errno:
> 
>      91 ENOTSUP Not supported. The operation has requested an unsupported
>              value.
> 
> The 'sr0*' means that it found the softraid volume and that it is marked as 
> bootable. Are you certain that it is a RAID 1 partition? The main reason that 
> it would return ENOTSUP is if it encountered a RAID level that is currently 
> unsupported (e.g. RAID 0).

It should be. The softraid have been created with the following
command:

   bioctl -c 1 -l /dev/sd0d,/dev/sd1d softraid0

The "-c 1" should mean RAID1

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> 
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>      Do not count on them. Leave them alone." -- Ayn Rand

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