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    Mount Root error on transferred hard disk

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      onlineph
      last edited by

      hi,

      i got a defective mobo and I had to replace it. the hd where the pf is installed has no problem.

      Well, the HD has now a new mobo environment so I am expecting a mount root error. The silly part is I have no idea how to resolve this.

      Any one please, much much appreciate.

      Please let me know what info do you need.

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        kejianshi
        last edited by

        Tell us about this mobo please.

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          onlineph
          last edited by

          I forgot the screen dump. Below please.

          mountroot> ?

          List of GEOM mamanged disk devices:
          ufsid/50d7c12294b75762 ad4s1b ad4s1a ad4s1 ad4
          Loader variables:
          vfa.root.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/ad6s1a
          vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw

          Manual root filesystem specification:
          <fstype>: <device>Mount <device>using filesystem <fstype>eg. ufs:/dev/da0s1a
          eg. cd9660:/dev/acd0
          This is equivqlent to: mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0 /

          about your question, what mobo info do you need? the one that broke down of the new one?</fstype></device></device></fstype>

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            onlineph
            last edited by

            CURRENT MOBO:

            Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo E7500 @2.93GHz
            MSI
            MS-7592

            I am gona be using the onboard NIC plus another LAN Card.

            This HD is one of the pf that I have installed directly to the HD (not VM).

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              Since all the managed devices are ad4 I'll assume that's where the HD is connected.
              Start by trying at the mountroot> prompt:

              ufs:/dev/ad4s1a

              If it boots successfully with that then edit the fstab to point at the correct locations once it's booted.

              Steve

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                onlineph
                last edited by

                it rebooted but it encountered an error:

                ad4: FAILURE - READ_DMA48 status=51 <ready, dsc,="" error="">error= <uncorrectable>LBA=100748… and alot of nubers.

                does this mean it's a physical hard disk failure?</uncorrectable></ready,>

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Not necessarily. It probably means it's trying to access the disk using some DMA mode but the disk or controller doesn't support it.

                  What disk/controller hardware are you using? Which pfSense install type? 32 or 64bit?

                  Steve

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                    onlineph
                    last edited by

                    am using a SATA HDD.

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      OK, and what pfSense version and install type is on that disk?

                      Steve

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                        onlineph
                        last edited by

                        2.0.3
                        Installed via USB

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Ah, sorry, by install type I meant is it a full install, standard kernel maybe a full install, embedded kernel or is it a NanoBSD image? Also is it 32 or 64bit? That's probably not relevant but it's good to get all the details so other users can spot things.

                          Steve

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                            onlineph
                            last edited by

                            32bit
                            usbstick
                            standard kernel

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by

                              Ok.
                              Here's a thread describing a very similar (maybe identical) problem: http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=18463
                              Not really a useful outcome though.

                              I would try changing the HDD mode in the bios. If the SATA mode is set to AHCI try legacy or IDE compatible.

                              It could just be dead drive. Could be a bad cable or cable not inserted fully.

                              Steve

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