Re: port-i386/47566: kernel ignores root device parameter specifiedin boot loader

[Takahiro HAYASHI <t-hash%abox3.so-net.ne.jp@localhost>]

On Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:00:12 +0000 (UTC)
Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost> wrote:

> The following reply was made to PR port-i386/47566; it has been noted by 
> GNATS.
> 
> From: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost>
> To: mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost
> Cc: dyoung%pobox.com@localhost, gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, 
> tsutsui%ceres.dti.ne.jp@localhost
> Subject: Re: port-i386/47566: kernel ignores root device parameter specifiedin
>        boot loader
> Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:56:34 +0900
> 
>  > > > > Try this,
>  > > > > ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/mlelstv/x86_autoconf.diff
>  > > > 
>  > > > Woot!
>  > > > The kernel with your patch boots from expected partition.
>  > > > 
>  > > > I revert /boot and bootxx_ffsv2, then boot the new kernel
>  > > > with '-a'. It shows certainly wd0f as root dev.
>  > > > Thanks again.
>  > > 
>  > > Is anyone working on this?
>  > > Shouldn't this be committed and pulled up to 6.1?
>  > 
>  > If nobody complains I can commit it.
>  
>  It seems done by christos@
>  http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2013/04/28/msg043382.html

Could anyone please request pull-up this fix to netbsd-6?


>  BTW, the submitter said he didn't use wedge but met the problem.
>  Does that mean BTINFO_BOOTWEDGE is always setup by /boot for any disks?
>  ---
>  Izumi Tsutsui
>  

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