On Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 05:25:47PM -0400, Robert wrote:
> My new custom kernel cannot mount root. I searched the
list archives but
> couldn't find anything helpful.
> Here is the error message I receive:
> *Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a*
> *setrootbyname failed*
> *ffs_mountroot:can't find rootvp*
> *Root mount failed: 6*
> **
> Root is located at /dev/ad0s1a so I'm sure that my
kernel conf is pointing
> it somewhere else but I'm not sure which option in the
conf file controls
> this. On one particular list archive there was mention
of the "bsdlabel"
> command. Would that be what I need here?
> Attached is my kernel conf file if needed.
> Thanks,
> Rob
> # ATA and ATAPI devices
> device ata
> device ataraid # ATA RAID drives
> device atapicd # ATAPI CDROM drives
> device atapifd # ATAPI floppy drives
> options ATA_STATIC_ID # Static device numbering
Notice anything missing here? What kind of device are you
trying to
mount from, again? 
Kris
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