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Re: port-macppc/51160: fstab created during install references wd(4), kernel expect to mount dk(4)y



On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 09:40:01PM +0000, Martin Husemann wrote:
> The following reply was made to PR port-macppc/51160; it has been noted by GNATS.
> 
> From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
> To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
> Cc: port-macppc-maintainer%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
> 	netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, venture37%geeklan.co.uk@localhost
> Subject: Re: port-macppc/51160: fstab created during install references wd(4), kernel expect to mount dk(4)y
> Date: Sun, 22 May 2016 23:39:17 +0200
> 
>  On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 09:25:01PM +0000, Sevan Janiyan wrote:
>  >  dmesg from 7.0 release
>  >  http://dmesgd.nycbug.org/index.cgi?do=view&id=2960
>  
>  We have
>  
>  options         DKWEDGE_AUTODISCOVER    # Automatically add dk(4) instances
>  
>  in GENERIC, combined with apple's partion manager being used as on-disk format
>  for macppc boot disks will probably do it. I don't have that option in my
>  custom macppc kernel, so it didn't hit me.

That option is fine. The more important ones are:
DKWEDGE_METHOD_BSDLABEL
DKWEDGE_METHOD_GPT
DKWEDGE_METHOD_MBR
DKWEDGE_METHOD_APPLE
which define that methods are auto-discovered. At least GPT should be on
the default list and bsdlabel should normally *not* be the default.

Joerg


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