IP-KVM console

[Seann Aswell]

Bug report: https://bugs.dragonflybsd.org/issues/3336


On 1/14/23 22:29, Seann Aswell wrote:
> Okay, the issue is likely a bit more complicated. Scrolling up in the 
> IP-KVM terminal window, I see the following:
> 
> (cd8:umass-sim1:1:0:0): got CAM status 0x44
> (cd8:umass-sim1:1:0:0): fatal error, failed to attach to device
> (cd8:umass-sim1:1:0:0): lost device
> (cd8:umass-sim1:1:0:0): removing device entry
> 
> I can say that a FreeBSD ISO does boot on this same machine using the 
> same IP-KVM/IPMI setup this data center uses. Normally a USB stick using 
> an IMG file would be used, which would avoid this altogether...
> 
> I could always install some other OS on the second drive and hack 
> together a work around, but I have KVM access for 48 hours, so if anyone 
> has any other suggestions, please let me know.
> 
> 
> On 1/14/23 21:27, Seann Aswell wrote:
>> While attempting to setup DragonFly with a dedicated server provider 
>> via an IP-KVM, the installer is unable to find the rootvp. They have 
>> mounted an ISO and booted the machine, and this is what I see:
>>
>> iso_mountroot: can't find rootvp
>> Root mount failed: 6
>> Mounting root from cd9660:cd8
>> no disk named 'cd8'
>> Mounting root from cd9660:cd9
>> no disc named 'cd9'
>> Mounting root from cd9660:/dev/cd0
>> no disk named 'cd0'
>>
>> Manual root filesystem specification:
>>
>> <fstype>:<device> Specify root (e.g. ufs:da0s1a)
>> ?     List valid disk boot devices
>>
>> When issuing "?" the installer sees the empty hard drives, a few md 
>> devices which I believe are the installer (md0, md0s0), vn 0-3 and 
>> sg0, sg1 and sg8. None of those appear to be valid.
>>
>> I have seen this at some point years ago on a local machine and was 
>> able to work around it, but am not sure how to resolve in this case. 
>> Obviously the installer saw the boot device to get to this point.
>>
>> Any other commands that could shed some light on the situation?
>>
>>
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