Freenas 8.0 can not boot ROOT MOUNT ERROR

[mcleanrs]

Ok I have a post written up but it doesn't like something about my code block so...uhhh...hold on while I sort that.

 

[mcleanrs]

This morning I couldn't get into my FreeNAS box. Accidentally unplugged it while I was trying to attach a monitor...so why it was frozen, we may never know.


Anyway, trying to reboot and I'm stuck! Here's what it's saying:

About the 3854 MB -- I had a stick of RAM go bad a few months ago. I have the replacement sitting here ready to go. Ha! My poor, neglected box.

Setup is just a simple older Compaq tower with 2x2Tb drives stuffed in it. They attach SATA through a Promise ATA card.
Booting from a 4 Gb USB flash drive

I did try rebooting and telling Freenas to just dump be to the boot loader, then I tried typing what it wanted, but it just said "Ok" and didn't really make any effect in anything.

Beyond that I am actually clueless as to what to try. Teach me.

Here is the error. I typed it all up, but the bulletin board hates something in it and won't let me post it as text. Sorry!

 

[Naesstrom]

hey!

Just wondering if you ever got that problem solved... I've run into the exact same thing on a new install now. Tried 2 different sticks and almost every available version!

 

[James]

What are the size of the sticks?

 

[paleoN]

You don't have the drives plugged into a USB3 port do you? You will see a mountroot prompt if you do as USB3 is disable in FN8 by default.

 

[ronzelver]

You don't have the drives plugged into a USB3 port do you? You will see a mountroot prompt if you do as USB3 is disable in FN8 by default.

I'm running into the same problem here, and yes I have a 16 Gb Corsair plugged into an USB3 port? How can I enable this?

 

[jgreco]

I'm running into the same problem here, and yes I have a 16 Gb Corsair plugged into an USB3 port? How can I enable this?

Plug it into a USB2 port?

 

[cyberjock]

I'm running into the same problem here, and yes I have a 16 Gb Corsair plugged into an USB3 port? How can I enable this?

The FreeNAS manual has a step somewhere on how to enable the USB 3.0 ports. It wasn't enabled by default because alot of boards cause kernel panics when it's enabled(if I remember correctly).