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

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

The following reply was made to PR port-i386/47566; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Takahiro HAYASHI <t-hash%abox3.so-net.ne.jp@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: port-i386-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
        netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: port-i386/47566: kernel ignores root device parameter specifiedin 
boot loader
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 16:46:36 +0900

 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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