Upgrade to 4.8 STABLE - Root mount failed: 6

From: Brent Macnaughton (Brent.Macnaughton_at_rdc.ab.ca)
Date: 08/12/03

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    I am trying to upgrade my system from 4.7RELEASE to 4.8STABLE. I have
    followed the instructions from the manual:

    http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html

    Right now, I am on step 21.4.8 Reboot into Single User Mode. I have compiled
    my new kernel, and I was trying to reboot into single user mode to test the
    new kernel. When I do this, I get the following error message:

    Mounting root from ufs:/dev/da0s1a
    no such device 'da'
    setrootbyname failed
    ffs_mountroot: can't find rootvp
    Root mount failed: 6

    I don't understand what is going on here. THe device /dev/da0s1a exists. I
    compiled the new kernel using the same kernel config file I used to compile
    my 4.7RELEASE kernel. My old kernel boots the system just fine.

    The computer is a Compaq Proliant 1600. The SCSI device is detected as
    follows during boot:

    sym0: <875> port 0x2000-0x20ff mem
    0xc6fff000-0xc6ffffff,0xc6ffdf00-0xc6ffdfff irq 9 at device 9.0 on pci1
    sym0: No NVRAM, ID 7, Fast-20, SE, parity checking
    da0 at sym0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0

    In my kernel configuration file I have this line

    device sym # NCR/Symbios Logic (newer chipsets)

    Like I said, everything worked fine in 4.7RELEASE. Is there problems with
    the driver for this device in 4.8?

    Can anyone help?

    Thanks

    Brent.
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