Re: port-amd64/56987 (Certain usb devices can no longer be mounted on -current)

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Taylor R Campbell wrote:
> The following reply was made to PR port-amd64/56987; it has been noted by GNATS.
> 
>  > Same filename, new file
>  > http://synthetictransport.com/log/sdbstat
>  
>  Thanks, can you do the same with one of the working kernels so we can
>  compare side by side?

After days and days of trying to create a bootable (and easily
recoverable back to my std setup), I need help.

I lost access to my std setup for several days when I installed a
debug kernel to test the above with to my root disk. I managed to
finally recover it using an sdcard with an ietf NetBSD installer
on it. Since that time, all but my std setup now stops with Read-only
file system init failures. I can't get it to breakout to a shell
to do anything.

I have put the installer on several cf cards, both using dd and
manually building and installing many times. Nothing works.

If I could find out how to specify what the path name for ietf
booting a specific kernel filename, I wouldn't need to try to use
the sdcard path. As it is, I can only boot using 'boot -a' and
selecting the root dk(x) needed where 'netbsd' is located. I can't
specify the filename though and I don't want to risk changing
'netbsd' to something else that won't boot (which is what happened
the last time).

Help??