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From: Chris Tucker <capa150%gmail.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc:
Subject: Re: install/57251: "No root petition defined. Cannot continue" during
9.2 macppc install
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 14:04:32 -0800
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On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 9:25=E2=80=AFAM Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>=
wrote:
> The following reply was made to PR install/57251; it has been noted by
> GNATS.
>
> From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
> To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: install/57251: "No root petition defined. Cannot continue"
> during 9.2 macppc install
> Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 18:23:27 +0100
>
> On Wed, Mar 01, 2023 at 03:55:00AM +0000, capa150%gmail.com@localhost wrote:
> > I clearly had a / partition but when I used sysint's partition tools
> > (I know you're not supposed to use these for OFW 3 machines but at thi=
s
> > point I was ready to try anything) I noticed sysinst seemed to think m=
y
> > root drive was /mnt instead for some reason.
>
> It tests the "last mounted on" data of disks and uses that sometimes.
> If you want to trick it, mount the volume on /targetroot instead, that
> prefix
> is ignored :-)
>
> Can you show the full /etc/fstab that you created and the output of
> disklabel?
>
> There have been some bugs in this area fixed, but unfortunately it is no=
t
> easy to test the daily builds if you need to boot from CD.
>
> Martin
>
>
Hello,
Unfortunately I no longer can retrieve the exact disklabel information you
requested. I do remember disklabel (via the shell command line) reporting
root as / and not /mnt, however. Only the sysint drive tools reported root
as /mnt, which puzzled me.
I remember the fstab information, in /etc/fstab, (created prior to running
sysinst "re-install sets..."). This was after I booted of the 9.3/9.2
install CD and mounted / to /mnt per instructions:
/dev/wd0a / ffs rw 1 1
/dev/wd0b none swap sw 0 0
/dev/wd0g /usr ffs rw 1 2
I'll try the /targetroot trick!
Also, after filing the "bug" report I successfully installed NetBSD 8.2 (I
decided to skip trying 9.1 and 9.0 after having problems with both 9.3 and
9.2) and the 8.2 install did _not_ report the "No root petition defined.
Cannot continue" error while installing via sysint.
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Subject: Re: install/57251: "No root petition defined. Cannot continue=
"<br>
=C2=A0during 9.2 macppc install<br>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2023 18:23:27 +0100<br>
<br>
=C2=A0On Wed, Mar 01, 2023 at 03:55:00AM +0000, <a href="" href="mailto:capa150@g" target="_blank">capa150@g=
mail.com" target=3D"_blank">capa150%gmail.com@localhost</a> wrote:<br>
=C2=A0> I clearly had a / partition but when I used sysint's partiti=
on tools<br>
=C2=A0> (I know you're not supposed to use these for OFW 3 machines =
but at this<br>
=C2=A0> point I was ready to try anything) I noticed sysinst seemed to t=
hink my<br>
=C2=A0> root drive was /mnt instead for some reason.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0It tests the "last mounted on" data of disks and uses that =
sometimes.<br>
=C2=A0If you want to trick it, mount the volume on /targetroot instead, tha=
t prefix<br>
=C2=A0is ignored :-)<br>
<br>
=C2=A0Can you show the full /etc/fstab that you created and the output of<b=
r>
=C2=A0disklabel?<br>
<br>
=C2=A0There have been some bugs in this area fixed, but unfortunately it is=
not<br>
=C2=A0easy to test the daily builds if you need to boot from CD.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0Martin<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Hello,</div><div><br></div><div>Unfort=
unately I no longer can retrieve the exact disklabel information you reques=
ted. I do remember disklabel (via the shell command line) =C2=A0reporting r=
oot as / and not /mnt, however. Only the sysint drive tools reported root a=
s /mnt, which puzzled me.</div><div><br></div><div>I remember the fstab inf=
ormation, in /etc/fstab, (created prior to running sysinst "re-install=
sets..."). This was after I booted of the 9.3/9.2 install CD and moun=
ted / to /mnt per instructions:</div><div><br></div><div>/dev/wd0a / ffs rw=
1 1 <br>/dev/wd0b none swap sw 0 0 <br>/dev/wd0g /usr ffs rw 1 2<br></div>=
<div><br></div><div>I'll try the /targetroot=C2=A0trick!</div><div><br>=
</div><div>Also, after filing the "bug" report I successfully ins=
talled NetBSD 8.2 (I decided to skip trying 9.1 and 9.0 after having proble=
ms with both 9.3 and 9.2) and the 8.2 install did _not_ report the=C2=A0<sp=
an style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">"No root petition d=
efined. Cannot continue"</span>=C2=A0error while installing via sysint=
.</div></div></div>
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