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From: Patrik Jansson <fbsd@×××××××.se>
To: gentoo-server@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-server] Can't mount root device (PERC 5/i)
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:56:01
Message-Id: 45E2CA26.80303@aleborg.se
1 Hi list,
2
3 We're mostly running FreeBSD on our systems but now I'm supposed to
4 install a dedicated MySQL server and some benchmarks has shown that
5 MySQL runs a lot better in a Linux environment and I especially like
6 Gentoo Linux (maybe because it's like FreeBSD in many ways).
7
8 Anywho...
9 The problem is that I can´t boot the system after a fresh install.
10 I may boot the Live CD without problems and from there I can install the
11 system. The drives (RAID-1) is shown as device /dev/sdb
12
13 (sub question: this cannot be just one of the two drives in the RAID
14 right? I guess the PERC won't allow direct access to just ONE drive)
15
16 Installation goes just fine and in the kernel configuration I have
17 enabled every LSI entry under Device Drivers. But when I boot the system
18 it can't mount the root decice:
19
20 >> Determining root device...
21 !! Block device /dev/sdb3 is not a valid root device...
22 !! The root block device is unspecified or not detected.
23
24 I have compiled the drivers into the kernel (not as modules).
25 I have even tried copying the Live CD kernel and just changed the LSI
26 drivers to be compiled into the kernel as opposed to modules. Still no
27 luck though.
28
29 Here's a cut from the boot messages:
30 megaraid cmm: 2.20.2.7 (Release Date: Sun Jul 16 00:01:03 EST 2006)
31 megaraid: 2.20.4.9 (Release Date: Sun Jul 16 12:27:22 EST 2006)
32 megasas: 00.00.03.05 Mon Oct 02 11:21:32 PDT 2006
33 megasas: 0x1028:0x0015:0x1028:0x1f03: bus 2:slot 14:func 0
34 ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:0e.0[A] -> GSI 78 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
35 megasas: FW now in Ready state
36 scsi0 : LSI Logic SAS based MegaRAID driver
37 scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access FUJITSU MAX3147RC D206 PQ: 0 ANSI: 3
38 scsi 0:0:1:0: Direct-Access FUJITSU MAX3147RC D206 PQ: 0 ANSI: 3
39 scsi 0:0:8:0: Enclosure DP BACKPLANE 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
40 scsi 0:2:0:0: Direct-Access DELL PERC 5/i 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
41 SCSI device sda: 285474816 512-byte hdwr sectors (146163 MB)
42 sda: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled
43 sda: asking for cache data failed
44 sda: assuming drive cache: write through
45 SCSI device sda: 285474816 512-byte hdwr sectors (146163 MB)
46 sda: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled
47 sda: asking for cache data failed
48 sda: assuming drive cache: write through
49 sda: unknown partition table
50 sd 0:2:0:0: Attached scsi disk sda
51 scsi 0:0:8:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 13
52 sd: 0:2:0:0:: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
53
54 If I open the shell (when the kernel can't mount the root device) and
55 look into /dev/ I see this:
56 # ls /dev/sd*
57 /dev/sda /dev/sdb
58
59 I appreciate all help I can get
60
61 Thanks,
62 -Patrik
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Replies

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Re: [gentoo-server] Can't mount root device (PERC 5/i) Christian Affolter <c.affolter@××××××××××××××.ch>
Re: [gentoo-server] Can't mount root device (PERC 5/i) Steve Dommett <steve@×××××.net>
Re: [gentoo-server] Can't mount root device (PERC 5/i) gregorcy <gregorcy@××××××××.edu>