Bug 145184 - GENERIC can't mount root from USB on Asus EEE
Summary: GENERIC can't mount root from USB on Asus EEE
Status: Closed Overcome By Events
Alias: None
Product: Base System
Classification: Unclassified
Component: usb (show other bugs)
Version: Unspecified
Hardware: Any Any
: Normal Affects Only Me
Assignee: freebsd-usb (Nobody)
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Reported: 2010-03-30 00:10 UTC by Eir Nym
Modified: 2019-06-01 11:36 UTC (History)
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Description Eir Nym 2010-03-30 00:10:01 UTC 
Kernel doesn't see any USB disks (HDD and flash) on boot. After reinsert flash disk, kernel see device, but can't mount root from it (doesn't list it as possible boot GEOM). 
This problem is only on my EEE. desktop computer bootup well.

CURRENT about 15th may 2009 boot well from flash drive. But it's too old :)

dmesg.boot you can see at http://freebsd.eroese.org/dmesg.r205702
this kernel is based on generic, http://freebsd.eroese.org/FASTGENr205702

How-To-Repeat: Checkout code from SVN, build generic system, install it on flash disk, reboot from.
Comment 1 Hans Petter Selasky 2010-03-30 08:25:26 UTC 
This is a known issue.

--HPS
Comment 2 Andrew Thompson freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2010-03-30 08:54:10 UTC 
> > Kernel doesn't see any USB disks (HDD and flash) on boot. After reinsert
> >  flash disk, kernel see device, but can't mount root from it (doesn't list
> >  it as possible boot GEOM). This problem is only on my EEE. desktop
> >  computer bootup well.

You can set kern.cam.boot_delay=4 in /boot/loader.conf in order to boot.


Andrew
Comment 3 Mark Linimon freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2010-05-17 05:04:38 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->analyzed

Apparently a known issue.  A workaround is suggested.
Comment 4 Eitan Adler freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2018-05-28 19:45:56 UTC 
batch change:

For bugs that match the following
-  Status Is In progress 
AND
- Untouched since 2018-01-01.
AND
- Affects Base System OR Documentation

DO:

Reset to open status.


Note:
I did a quick pass but if you are getting this email it might be worthwhile to double check to see if this bug ought to be closed.
Comment 5 Eir Nym 2019-06-01 11:36:10 UTC 
I don't own Asus EEE anymore. closing the issue