Subject: Re: Problem : can't determine root device
To: None <port-sparc64@netbsd.org>
From: Julien Aube <jaube@nist.gov>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 01/07/2005 20:54:12
On Fri, 2005-01-07 at 18:32, Martin Husemann wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 07, 2005 at 03:27:18PM -0500, Julien Aube wrote:
> > bootpath: /sbus@1f,0/QLGC,isp@1,10000/sd@4,0       <-------
> 
> Ok, the bootpath mapping code does know nothing about QLGC,isp.
> That's why it gets majorly confused and ends up with nonsense.
> 
> For now you will need to compile a kernel with wired root.
> 
> Please file a PR, I will look into adding the qlogic id and maybe
> even (as Eduardo correctly suggested) redoing all the mapping stuff in a
> more general way. But I can't do it right now, and my memory tends to
> be flaky - so a PR would realy be appreciated.

Okay, I will do it next week. As Eduardo  said, I'll also have a look
into the sources and try to propose a patch, without breaking things.

Anyway, thanks so much for the information : It seems less trivial than
I initially though,  but now I have a real explanation. 

Julien Aube