<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Soekris 6501 usb boot&#x2F;mount problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">I have problems booting pfSense-2.0.1-RELEASE-4g-i386-nanobsd.img (and the 2g and 1g image) with usb flash on the Soekris net6501.<br />
Booting is fine until it's time to mount root. It can't find the device.<br />
If I insert an extra usb flash in the external port, it detects it, and the usb boot device shows up.</p>
<p dir="auto">The LiveCD (memstick) image boots fine.</p>
<p dir="auto">M0n0wall (<a href="http://pastebin.com/wN6zQQMA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">bootlog</a>) and FreeBSD 8.2 (<a href="http://pastebin.com/yeuwnn8J" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">bootlog</a>) also boots fine.</p>
<p dir="auto">Here is part of the boot log for the two pfSense images:</p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>pfSense-2.0.1-RELEASE-4g-i386-nanobsd.img</strong> (<a href="http://pastebin.com/m2A4zcNC" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">bootlog</a>)</p>
<pre><code>uhub7: 3 ports with 3 removable, self powered
Root mount waiting for: usbus7
ugen7.2: &lt;sandisk&gt;at usbus7
umass0: &lt;sandisk 0="" 2="" cruzer="" fit,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.26,="" addr=""&gt;on usbus7
Root mount waiting for: usbus7
Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufs/pfsense0
ROOT MOUNT ERROR:

[…]

mountroot&gt; ?

List of GEOM managed disk devices:

[…]

–-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Inserting 64 MB usb flash in external port
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 0
da0: &lt;sandisk cruzer="" fit="" 1.26=""&gt;Removable Direct Access SCSI-5 device
da0: 40.000MB/s transfers
da0: 7633MB (15633408 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 973C)
GEOM: da0s1: geometry does not match label (16h,63s != 255h,63s).
GEOM: da0s2: geometry does not match label (16h,63s != 255h,63s).
?

List of GEOM managed disk devices:
  ufs/pfsense1 ufs/pfsense0 ufsid/4ee6a8ade180251f ufs/cf ufsid/4ee6b1ad1fcce77b da0s2a da0s1a da0s3 da0s2 da0s1 da0

[…]

mountroot&gt; ufs:/dev/ufs/pfsense0
Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufs/pfsense0
WARNING: / was not properly dismounted
Invalid time in real time clock.
Check and reset the date immediately!
Configuring crash dumps…
Mounting filesystems...&lt;/sandisk&gt;&lt;/sandisk&gt;&lt;/sandisk&gt; 
</code></pre>
<p dir="auto"><strong>pfSense-memstick-serial-2.0.1-RELEASE-i386.img</strong> (<a href="http://pastebin.com/pxCSE9Ck" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc">bootlog</a>)</p>
<pre><code>uhub7: 3 ports with 3 removable, self powered
ugen7.2: &lt;sandisk&gt;at usbus7
umass0: &lt;sandisk 0="" 2="" cruzer="" fit,="" class="" 0,="" rev="" 2.00="" 1.26,="" addr=""&gt;on usbus7
umass0:  SCSI over Bulk-Only; quirks = 0x0000
umass0:0:0:-1: Attached to scbus0
da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus0 target 0 lun 0
da0: &lt;sandisk cruzer="" fit="" 1.26=""&gt;Removable Direct Access SCSI-5 device
da0: 40.000MB/s transfers
da0: 7633MB (15633408 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 973C)
SMP: AP CPU #1 Launched!
GEOM: da0: geometry does not match label (16h,63s != 255h,63s).
GEOM: da0: media size does not match label.
Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufs/pfSense
Invalid time in real time clock.
Check and reset the date immediately!
Configuring crash dumps…
Mounting filesystems...&lt;/sandisk&gt;&lt;/sandisk&gt;&lt;/sandisk&gt; 
</code></pre>
<p dir="auto">Any help is appreciated.</p>
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