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Offline stlsaint

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Mount Root Error (again)
« on: May 03, 2012, 11:59:12 pm »
So as with this thread http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,28264.0.html... i am getting a "Mount Root Error". First time user trying to install to my Proliant DL140 with Dual xeons. I put the latest memstick image to my usb using dd then boot to usb, select default, boot from usb and safe mode for testing and all result in the same thing. Safe mode even removes my use of my keyboard. Error reads as follows:

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Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufs/pfSense
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/ufs/pfSense
vfs.root.mountfrom.options=ro

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

mountroot>

Im really confused about this and have been dealing with it for past few days. Previous thread i mentioned above method for solving does not work as safe mode removes my keyboard. (Also keyboard and monitor are ran through a KVM Switch, not sure if that gets disabled during safe boot cause it doesnt on other servers!)

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Re: Mount Root Error (again)
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2012, 04:58:39 am »
What are your options if you type ? at the mountroot> prompt?

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Re: Mount Root Error (again)
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2012, 02:10:35 pm »
What are your options if you type ? at the mountroot> prompt?

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List of GEOM managed disk devices:
  ext2fs// ext2fs//boot ad0s3 ad0s2 ad0s2 ad0
Loader variables:
vfs.root.mountfrom=ufs:/dev/ufs/pfSense
vfs.root.mountfrom.options=ro

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Re: Mount Root Error (again)
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2012, 07:45:51 pm »
I ditched the usb method and hooked up a external cd-rom drive. Pfsense is installed now.