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Re: kern/44085: root device: lost during boot on installation CD(s), input required to continue



The following reply was made to PR kern/44085; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Fredrik Pettai <pettai%nordu.net@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: kern-bug-people%NetBSD.org@localhost, gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost, 
netbsd-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/44085: root device: lost during boot on installation CD(s), 
input required to continue
Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 23:29:05 +0200

 On May 1, 2011, at 10:50 PM, David Holland wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR kern/44085; it has been noted by =
 GNATS.
 >=20
 > From: David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc:=20
 > Subject: Re: kern/44085: root device: lost during boot on installation =
 CD(s),
 > input required to continue
 > Date: Sun, 1 May 2011 20:46:44 +0000
 >=20
 > On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 12:30:00PM +0000, pettai%nordu.net@localhost wrote:
 >> ...
 >> boot device: <unknown>
 >> root device:
 >>=20
 >> Here, it's waiting for input...
 >=20
 > As per 44886 (which appears to be the same problem, on a different but
 > probably related Dell model) it appears to work to compile in the root
 > device.
 >=20
 > It would be helpful to know what the bootloader is seeing/passing to
 > the kernel that's not working, but I don't know any easy way to
 > extract that.
 
 I could try to provide this even if it isn't easy, but I would need some =
 guidance regarding how to be able to generate that output.
 
 /P=
 


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