Subject: Re: New SparcStation 10 1.5.x install
To: Greywolf <greywolf@starwolf.com>
From: Will <admin@killaz-r-us.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 07/31/2002 06:52:45
dmesg says root on sd0a type ffs

On Tue, 30 Jul 2002 22:25:46 -0700 (PDT), Greywolf wrote:

>Crazie!
>
>Try:
>
>	mount /dev/sd3a /
>
>and see what happens.
>
>Specifically, check your dmesg output, and note the line
>
>root on sd<something> type ffs
>
>That's what you need in /etc/fstab.
>
>On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Will wrote:
>
># Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 20:17:23 -0700
># From: Will <admin@killaz-r-us.com>
># To: "port-sparc@netbsd.org" <port-sparc@netbsd.org>,
>#      john heasley <heas@shrubbery.net>
># Subject: Re: New SparcStation 10 1.5.x install
>#
># When I do a 'mount /usr/dev/sd0a /' I get the following
>#
># mount_ffs: /usr/dev/sd0a on /: specified device does not match mounted device
>#
># On Tue, 30 Jul 2002 20:09:17 -0700, john heasley wrote:
>#
># >looks like just / (sd0a) is mounted read-only.  maybe the device file
># >(/dev/sd0a) is missing or corrupted?  if so, you might try the following
># >
># >cd /usr
># >mkdir dev
># >cd dev
># >sh /dev/MAKEDEV sd0
># >mount /usr/dev/sd0a /
># >cd /dev
># >sh MAKEDEV sd0
># >reboot
># >
># >the error will not appear in dmesg, but should have been seen at boot
># >time.
># >
># >Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 08:01:39PM -0700, Will:
># >> /dev/sd0a / ffs rw 1 1
># >> /dev/sd0b none swap sw 0 0
># >> /dev/sd0g /usr ffs rw 1 2
># >> /kern /kern kernfs rw
># >>
># >> when I do a 'df' I get
># >>
># >> root_device 32159 20962 9589 68% /
># >> /dev/sd0g 1489402 153377 1261554 10% /usr
># >> kernfs 1 1 0 100% /kern
># >>
># >> when I do a 'mount' I get
># >>
># >> root_device on / type ffs (local, read-only)
># >> /dev/sd0g on /usr type ffs (local)
># >> kernfs on /kern type kernfs (local)
># >>
># >> dmesg has no errors at all.....
># >>
># >> On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 02:23:37 GMT, Christos Zoulas wrote:
># >>
># >> >In article <0H0300GVPBGW4X@mta7.pltn13.pbi.net>,
># >> >Will <admin@killaz-r-us.com> wrote:
># >> >>I have installed 1.5.2 and 1.5.3 on my SS10 w/ ROSS 125Mhz and everytime
># >> >>it boots, it mounts everything as read-only. What am I doin wrong ?!?
># >> >
># >> >what's on /etc/fstab?
># >> >
># >> >christos
># >> >
># >>
># >>
># >> Thank You,
># >> 		Owner/Admin, William
># >> 		KRU
># >>
># >
>#
>#
># Thank You,
># 		Owner/Admin, William
># 		KRU
>#
>#
>#
>
>
>				--*greywolf;
>--
>NetBSD: it'll be there when you're ready for it.
>
>


Thank You,
		Owner/Admin, William
		KRU