Re: install/56320: sysinst 9.2_STABLE Upgrade: No root partition defined...

[Frank Kardel <kardel%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/56320; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Frank Kardel <kardel%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/56320: sysinst 9.2_STABLE Upgrade: No root partition
 defined...
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2021 20:11:11 +0200

 mounting /dev/wd0a on /targetroot instead of /mnt did the trick - thanks.
 
 Frank
 
 On 07/21/21 18:40, Martin Husemann wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR install/56320; it has been noted by GNATS.
 >
 > From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > Cc:
 > Subject: Re: install/56320: sysinst 9.2_STABLE Upgrade: No root partition
 >   defined...
 > Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:39:11 +0200
 >
 >   On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 04:35:01PM +0000, Frank Kardel wrote:
 >   >  The root was last mounted in /mnt die disable the raid mounts in
 >   >  /mnt/etc/fstab.
 >   
 >   Mount it manually on /targetroot or / once before trying the upgrade, the
 >   "last mounted on" info (like: dumpfs $disk | fgrep fsmnt) needs to
 >   look like something that was / before sysinst will autodetect it.
 >   
 >   The "cannot continue" part is stupid, it lacks a manual partition
 >   selector (SMOP, but tedious).
 >   
 >   >  The install kernel was booted from /dev/wd0a - the root to be upgraded.
 >   
 >   You mean install kernel with ramdisk as root? That would do it.
 >   
 >   Martin
 >