NetBSD Problem Report #48860

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From: H_Muehlmeier@gmx.de
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To: gnats-bugs@gnats.NetBSD.org
Subject: Installation i386 on Sony VGN-P11Z: no root device / boot device: unknown
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>Number:         48860
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       Installation i386 on Sony VGN-P11Z: no root device / boot device: unknown
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat May 31 21:20:00 +0000 2014
>Last-Modified:  Mon Nov 21 05:55:01 +0000 2016
>Originator:     Helge Muehlmeier
>Release:        NetBSD 6.1_STABLE
>Organization:

>Environment:
NetBSD 6.1_STABLE i386
>Description:
Trying to boot Sony VGN-P11Z for installation results in "boot device: <unknown>" and "root device: (empty space)". This is happening while using NetBSD-6.0.5 i386 too (via CD or USB-flashi external drives). If I use NetBSD 5.2.2 I can boot the computer via CD with the external DVD-drive as expected and I'm able to beginn the installation. No such stop in NetBSD-5.2.2  
>How-To-Repeat:
Try to boot a Sony VGN-P11Z (maybe other computers, don't know) and try to install NetBSD-6.x. With NetBSD-5.2.2 you would be able to start installation (boot into install- routine works fine)
>Fix:
don't know

>Audit-Trail:
From: Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/48860: Installation i386 on Sony VGN-P11Z: no root device / boot device: unknown
Date: Sat, 31 May 2014 23:26:03 +0200

 If you type a ? at the "boot device" prompt, what list do you get?

 Could you please also check the kernel messages before the prompt for any
 cd, sd, ld and wd devices and transcribe those lines here?

 Thanks,

 Martin

From: Helge Muehlmeier <H_Muehlmeier@gmx.de>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/48860: Installation i386 on Sony VGN-P11Z: no root device
 / boot device: unknown
Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:06 +0000

 On 05/31/14 21:30, Martin Husemann wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR install/48860; it has been noted by GNATS.
 >
 > From: Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de>
 > To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
 > Cc:
 > Subject: Re: install/48860: Installation i386 on Sony VGN-P11Z: no root device / boot device: unknown
 > Date: Sat, 31 May 2014 23:26:03 +0200
 >
 >   If you type a ? at the "boot device" prompt, what list do you get?
 I can type in a "?" on prompt "root device (default wd0a):"
 I got "use one of: ath0 wd0[a-p] ddb halt reboot

 Before that I have the following lines:

 boot device: <unknown>
 root on wd0a dumps on wd0b
 vfs_mountroot: can't open root device
 cannot mount root, error = 6


 >   
 >   Could you please also check the kernel messages before the prompt for any
 >   cd, sd, ld and wd devices and transcribe those lines here?
 I can read:
 wd0 at atabus0 drive0
 wd0: <TOSHIBA MK6028AL>
 wd0: 57231MB, 116280 cyl., 16 head, 63 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 117210240 
 sectors

 I didn't noticed any cd, sd or ld

 I tried to install NetBSD-5.2.2 one hour ago... It was running so far 
 but if I tried to install sets from cd the installation fails because 
 "no such device" (cdrom)...

 If it would be interesting (maybe that can help): I tried to install 
 OpenBSD 5.5 and it works...


 Greetings,
 Helge

From: Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/48860: Installation i386 on Sony VGN-P11Z: no root device / boot device: unknown
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 10:18:25 +0200

 On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 10:05:00PM +0000, Helge Muehlmeier wrote:
 >  I can type in a "?" on prompt "root device (default wd0a):"
 >  I got "use one of: ath0 wd0[a-p] ddb halt reboot

 So the kernel does not find your CD rom drive at all, and obviously it can't
 mount the install CD then ;-)

 Question is: why?

 Martin

From: Helge =?ISO-8859-1?Q?M=FChlmeier?= <H_Muehlmeier@gmx.de>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/48860: Installation i386 on Sony VGN-P11Z: no root
 device / boot device: unknown
Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 10:57:07 +0200

 Am Sonntag, den 01.06.2014, 08:20 +0000 schrieb Martin Husemann:
 > The following reply was made to PR install/48860; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de>
 > To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
 > Cc: 
 > Subject: Re: install/48860: Installation i386 on Sony VGN-P11Z: no root device / boot device: unknown
 > Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 10:18:25 +0200
 > 
 >  On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 10:05:00PM +0000, Helge Muehlmeier wrote:
 >  >  I can type in a "?" on prompt "root device (default wd0a):"
 >  >  I got "use one of: ath0 wd0[a-p] ddb halt reboot
 >  
 >  So the kernel does not find your CD rom drive at all, and obviously it can't
 >  mount the install CD then ;-)
 >  
 >  Question is: why?

 I got the same if I use an USB-Flash-drive with an install image on
 it...

 Greetings,
 Helge


From: David Holland <dholland-bugs@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/48860: Installation i386 on Sony VGN-P11Z: no root
 device / boot device: unknown
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2016 05:51:54 +0000

 On Sun, Jun 01, 2014 at 09:00:01AM +0000, Helge M?hlmeier wrote:
  >>>  I can type in a "?" on prompt "root device (default wd0a):"
  >>>  I got "use one of: ath0 wd0[a-p] ddb halt reboot
  >>  
  >>  So the kernel does not find your CD rom drive at all, and obviously it
  >>  can't mount the install CD then ;-)
  >>  
  >>  Question is: why?
  >  
  >  I got the same if I use an USB-Flash-drive with an install image on
  >  it...

 (1) is this still a problem? and if so, (2) does netbsd-7 work?

 -- 
 David A. Holland
 dholland@netbsd.org

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