"setrootbyname failed" leads to "ffs_mountroot: can't find rootvp" on boot.

From: Andre Guibert de Bruet (andy_at_siliconlandmark.com)
Date: 04/25/04

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    Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 13:50:43 -0400 (EDT)
To: current@freebsd.org

    Hi,

    It's been a while and I guess that's a good thing. I recently tried
    updating a CURRENT system from April 4th sources to bleeding edge HEAD
    (Sources pulled from CVS at Sun Apr 25 16:50:55 UTC 2004, an hour ago).

    I'm getting the following at the bottom of a boot -s -v (I haven't run
    installworld yet):

    Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad4s1a
    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>

    I can revert back to the old kernel without any problems, so I don't think
    that it's something about my /dev/ad4s1a slice that's causing this. I've
    read UPDATING and I don't see anything of particular relevance. The
    machine in question is a custom built Dual Athlon MP 2000 running on a
    ASUS A7M-266D with all of the peripherals listed in the attached boot -v.

    Any ideas before I start binary searching for the latest bootable kernel?

    Andy

    > Andre Guibert de Bruet | Enterprise Software Consultant >
    > Silicon Landmark, LLC. | http://siliconlandmark.com/ >

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