Re: exec: /sbin/init: error 8

[Andrew Doran <ad%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Sat, May 09, 2009 at 10:26:31PM +0900, Izumi Tsutsui wrote:

> darcy%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:
> 
> > > > boot device: wd0
> > > > root on wd0 dumps on wd0b
> > > > no file system for wd0 (dev 0x0)
> > > > cannot mount root, error = 79
> > > > root device (default wd0a):
> > > > 
> > > > If the error refers to errno then it mean "Inappropriate file type or
> > > > format" which seems not useful.
> > > 
> > > No /stand/${MACHINE}/${VERSION}/modules/exec_elf32/exec_elf32.kmod?
> > 
> > /stand/i386/5.99.11/modules/exec_elf32/exec_elf32.kmod exists with the
> > same build time as the rest.
> 
> Hmm, then maybe you need updated bootloader as src/UPDATING says,
> to load a module for root file system after loading a kernel.

Another possibility is that the above problem is due to a link error at
runtime, because something is missing from or duplicated in the kernel
binary. If you filter our the autoconf noise (boot -z) you will be able to
see clearly whether or not there are any errors from the linker.