Bug #2838
closed
nanobsd on alix wont boot if usb flash drive attached at boot, stuck on external config loader
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Description
i have a lexar 8GB USB flash drive, i created one partition and formatted with "newfs -U /dev/da0s1". now when i reboot the box, it always gets stuck on external config loader for ever and doesnt go ahead until the drive is removed
Updated by Renato Botelho over 11 years ago
- Assignee set to Renato Botelho
Could you please edit /etc/ecl.php, change the line 37 from:
$debug = false;
to:
$debug = true;
Then reboot and post the output here.
Updated by Bipin Chandra over 11 years ago
i get this when debug is true
External config loader 1.0 is now starting... da0s1
/sbin/mount -t msdosfs /dev/da0s1 /tmp/mnt/cf 2>/dev/null
and it doesnt continue untill i remove usb disk after which i get the below and then it continues
ugen1.2: <Kingston> at usbus1 (disconnected)
umass0: at uhub1, port 1, addr 2 (disconnected)
(da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): lost device - 1 outstanding, 1 refs
(da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Invalidating pack
(da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): removing device entry
/sbin/mount /dev/da0s1 /tmp/mnt/cf 2>/dev/null
mounted: 0 ad0s3
/sbin/mount -t msdosfs /dev/ad0s3 /tmp/mnt/cf 2>/dev/null
/sbin/mount /dev/ad0s3 /tmp/mnt/cf 2>/dev/null
mounted: 0
Updated by Bipin Chandra over 11 years ago
while ur at this i noticed one more bug not related to this which prevents a system reboot
Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /etc/inc/system.inc on line 1352
Stopping package Cron...done.
Stopping package Shellcmd...done.
Updated by Renato Botelho over 11 years ago
What happens if, after boot is finished, you plug the flash drive and run:
# /sbin/mount -t msdosfs /dev/da0s1 /tmp/mnt/cf
It seems to be the point where it's freezing.
I couldn't reproduce this issue here, tried with different sizes of flash drive, with msdosfs and ufs.
Updated by Bipin Chandra over 11 years ago
after boot is finished, i plugged in the usb and went into shell and typed the command and this is what i get
[2.1-BETA1][root@firewall.xbipin]/root(1): /sbin/mount -t msdosfs /dev/da0s1 /tm
p/mnt/cf
mount_msdosfs: /dev/da0s1: No such file or directory
bytheway i followed the guide on the below link, first removed all partitions on the usb disk, then created a primary partition and didnt format it and used the newfs -U /dev/da0s1 command on the alix itself to format
http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,34116.0/prev_next,next.html
Updated by Renato Botelho over 11 years ago
- Status changed from Feedback to New
- Assignee deleted (
Renato Botelho)
Couldn't reproduce it on VMs and I don't have an alix board available for testing at this moment
Updated by Jim Pingle over 11 years ago
- Status changed from New to Closed
This really belongs on a forum thread, not the ticket system, until a bug is actually confirmed.
I can't reproduce it here either on my ALIX with a USB drive attached.
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/da0 bs=1M count=1 gpart create -s mbr da0 gpart add -t freebsd da0 newfs -U /dev/da0s1 mount /dev/da0s1 /mnt df -h /mnt Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on /dev/da0s1 1.8G 4.0k 1.7G 0% /mnt /etc/rc.reboot
- Reboots fine, no problems.
Updated by Bipin Chandra over 11 years ago
can u tell me how did u format the drive?
is this command fine?
newfs -U /dev/da0s1
Updated by Jim Pingle over 11 years ago
Yes, I put all of the commands I used in my ticket update when I closed it. And please, move this to a forum thread, don't reply on this ticket.
Updated by Bipin Chandra over 11 years ago
i get this when i run the first command
[2.1-BETA1][root@firewall.xbipin]/root(8): dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/da0 bs=1M cou
nt=1
dd: /dev/da0: Operation not supported