Re: Booting INSTALL kernel fails with "no file system for md0"

[Matthew Mondor <mm_lists%pulsar-zone.net@localhost>]

On Thu, 4 Feb 2010 01:20:09 +0900
Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost> wrote:

> >   boot device: fd0
> >   root on md0a dumps on md0b
> >   Supported file systems: tmpfs ntfs nfs msdos mfs ext2fs ffs cd9660
> >   no file system for md0 (dev 0x1100)
> >   cannot mount root, error = 79
>  :
> >   2010.01.31.10.50.23 mlelstv src/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_vfsops.c,v 1.255
> 
> Because md(4) doesn't support any disk(9) ioctl?
> 
> IMO getdisksize() should return 512 if ioctls return error as past.
> (more other disk drivers like fd(4) may have the same problem?)

I've seen a user on IRC lately complaining about the 79 error with the
-current iso image as well.  I couldn't check if it's bootblock+modular
or ioctl related though.
-- 
Matt