Your problem is, somehow the mountpoint entries in /etc/fstab have messed up. As a result the system cant find the root file system. At the Mount> Prompt type ? to get a list of all the valid mountpoints. Then manually mount all the mount points. Once you point the system the "root" it will straight go into the single user mode. You can then go into /dev and see what partitions are there. Mount the partitions manually and then open up /etc/fstab in your favorite text editor and make the necessary changes. The nnext boot onwards the box won't complain. BTW, you wont be able to open any text editor until and unless /usr is mounted. Because all the binaries (including the text editor, vi in my case) resides in /usr.
Regards, S. Indian Institute of Information Technology Subhro Sankha Kar Block AQ-13/1, Sector V Salt Lake City PIN 700091 India > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-freebsd- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rino M Nur > Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 8:03 > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: cannot boot after updating to 5.3 stable > > > Dear all, > > I've been updating to 5.3 stable. but after make installkernel, my box > won't boot and error says : > > boot:boot -s > > ... > > Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a > setrootbyname failed > ffs_mountroot: can't find rootvp > Root mount failed: 6 > > Manual root filesystem specification: > <fstype>:<device> Mount <device> using filesystem <fstype> > eg. ufs:da0s1a > ? List valid disk boot devices > <empty line> Abort manual input > > mountroot> > > > my device.hints : > > > hint.fdc.0.at="isa" > hint.fdc.0.port="0x3F0" > hint.fdc.0.irq="6" > hint.fdc.0.drq="2" > hint.fd.0.at="fdc0" > hint.fd.0.drive="0" > hint.fd.1.at="fdc0" > hint.fd.1.drive="1" > hint.ata.0.at="isa" > hint.ata.0.port="0x1F0" > hint.ata.0.irq="14" > hint.ata.1.at="isa" > hint.ata.1.port="0x170" > hint.ata.1.irq="15" > #hint.adv.0.at="isa" > #hint.adv.0.disabled="1" > #hint.bt.0.at="isa" > #hint.bt.0.disabled="1" > #hint.aha.0.at="isa" > #hint.aha.0.disabled="1" > hint.aic.0.at="isa" > hint.aic.0.disabled="1" > hint.atkbdc.0.at="isa" > hint.atkbdc.0.port="0x060" > hint.atkbd.0.at="atkbdc" > hint.atkbd.0.irq="1" > hint.psm.0.at="atkbdc" > hint.psm.0.irq="12" > hint.vga.0.at="isa" > hint.sc.0.at="isa" > hint.sc.0.flags="0x100" > hint.vt.0.at="isa" > hint.vt.0.disabled="1" > hint.apm.0.disabled="1" > hint.apm.0.flags="0x20" > hint.pcic.0.at="isa" > # hint.pcic.0.irq="10" # Default to polling > > # hint.pcic.0.irq="10" # Default to polling > hint.pcic.0.port="0x3e0" > hint.pcic.0.maddr="0xd0000" > hint.pcic.1.at="isa" > hint.pcic.1.irq="11" > hint.pcic.1.port="0x3e2" > hint.pcic.1.maddr="0xd4000" > hint.pcic.1.disabled="1" > hint.sio.0.at="isa" > hint.sio.0.port="0x3F8" > hint.sio.0.flags="0x10" > hint.sio.0.irq="4" > hint.sio.1.at="isa" > hint.sio.1.port="0x2F8" > hint.sio.1.irq="3" > hint.sio.2.at="isa" > hint.sio.2.disabled="1" > hint.sio.2.port="0x3E8" > hint.sio.2.irq="5" > hint.sio.3.at="isa" > hint.sio.3.disabled="1" > hint.sio.3.port="0x2E8" > hint.sio.3.irq="9" > hint.ppc.0.at="isa" > hint.ppc.0.irq="7" > hint.ed.0.at="isa" > hint.ed.0.disabled="1" > hint.ed.0.port="0x280" > hint.ed.0.irq="10" > hint.ed.0.maddr="0xd8000" > hint.cs.0.at="isa" > hint.cs.0.disabled="1" > hint.cs.0.port="0x300" > hint.sn.0.at="isa" > hint.sn.0.disabled="1" > hint.sn.0.port="0x300" > hint.sn.0.irq="10" > hint.ie.0.at="isa" > hint.ie.0.disabled="1" > hint.ie.0.port="0x300" > hint.ie.0.irq="10" > hint.ie.0.maddr="0xd0000" > hint.fe.0.at="isa" > hint.fe.0.disabled="1" > hint.fe.0.port="0x300" > hint.lnc.0.at="isa" > hint.lnc.0.disabled="1" > hint.lnc.0.port="0x280" > hint.lnc.0.irq="10" > hint.lnc.0.drq="0" > > my /etc/fstab : > > # 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 > /dev/ad0s1g /cache ufs rw 2 2 > /dev/ad0s1f /home ufs rw 2 2 > /dev/ad0s1e /usr ufs rw 2 2 > /dev/acd0c /cdrom cd9660 ro,noauto 0 0 > proc /proc procfs rw 0 0 > > > > anyone can help me ? > > Dl. Vg. > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]"
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