Newbie Root mount Error

kimpeck

Hi,

I have managed to pickup a Watchguard SSL100 with a 80GB IDE Hard Disk Installed.

I installed PFSense onto the hard disk using a external laptop and then re-installed into the Watchguard.

However on boot I receive the following error.

Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1b
ROOT MOUNT ERROR:
If you have invalid mount options, reboot, and first try the following from
the loader prompt:

set vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw

and then remove invalid mount options from /etc/fstab.

Loader variables:
vfs.root.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/da0s1a
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 equivalent to: mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0 /

? List valid disk boot devices
<empty line=""> Abort manual input</empty></fstype></device></device></fstype>

When I list available drives the following is reported.

mountroot> ?

List of GEOM managed disk devices:
ufsid/52cedff987eff02f ad0s1b ad0s1a ad0s1 ad0
Loader variables:
vfs.root.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/da0s1a
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 equivalent to: mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0 /

? List valid disk boot devices
<empty line=""> Abort manual input</empty></fstype></device></device></fstype>

I have tried most reported drives but still getting the same error, any help very much appriciated

Regards

stephenw10

If the drive is still jumpered as master it will be ad0. Quite why it's trying to mount s1b rather than s1a is a little confusing. Was the drive empty?

So you've tried entering at the mountroot> prompt?:

ufs:/dev/ad0s1a

Steve

clony

@kimpeck:

Hi,

I have managed to pickup a Watchguard SSL100 with a 80GB IDE Hard Disk Installed.

I installed PFSense onto the hard disk using a external laptop and then re-installed into the Watchguard.

However on boot I receive the following error.

Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1b
ROOT MOUNT ERROR:
If you have invalid mount options, reboot, and first try the following from
the loader prompt:

set vfs.root.mountfrom.options=rw

and then remove invalid mount options from /etc/fstab.

Loader variables:
vfs.root.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/da0s1a
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 equivalent to: mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0 /

? List valid disk boot devices
<empty line=""> Abort manual input</empty></fstype></device></device></fstype>

When I list available drives the following is reported.

mountroot> ?

List of GEOM managed disk devices:
ufsid/52cedff987eff02f ad0s1b ad0s1a ad0s1 ad0
Loader variables:
vfs.root.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/da0s1a
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 equivalent to: mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0 /

? List valid disk boot devices
<empty line=""> Abort manual input</empty></fstype></device></device></fstype>

I have tried most reported drives but still getting the same error, any help very much appriciated

Regards

We have the solution for this problem?
How do I edit / etc / fstab? -> This is the solution?

stephenw10

If your problem is that the drive is no longer at the logical location it installed to, because you installed on a different machine for example, then enter the new correct location at the mountroot> prompt. Then once the box has booted edit the fstab.

Steve