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Re: unknown device major 0xffffffffffffffff during 10_RC3 INSTALL boot
On Sun, Jan 21, 2024 at 03:09:05AM +0000, Josh Moyer wrote:
> Hi port-amd64,
> I am trying to install 10_RC3, but when I boot the kernel I get a
> bunch of "unknown device major 0xffffffffffffffff" and then it
> immediately asks for my root and dump devices and also for my
> filesystem (?) before starting sysinst. Any input or ideas? This is
> on a mid-2010 21.5" iMac and I'm using boot from 10_RC1.
This means your boot device has not been recognized by the kernel (or the
bootloader and the kernel disagree about details of the boot device).
Are you booting from a CD? There were changes to efiboot related to CD boots
on amd64.
Martin
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