[Soekris] Fwd: OpenBSD 5.0 warm boot unreliable on a Soekris Net6501 using Transcend SSD

[Laurent Salle]

Hi,

The problem have been confirmed, off-list, by an another user with a 
Transcend 32GB.

I've tested successfully booting OpenBSD 5.0 repeatedly on an USB 
Sandisk key:

http://soekris.eu/shop/accessories_net6501/8gb_usbcruzer_fit_usb20_sandisk_en.html

For now I'm giving up booting on Transcend SSD.


On 12/31/2011 12:51 PM, Laurent Salle wrote:
>
> See below my bug report to bugs at openbsd.org.
>
> I've moved part of the message to pastebin.com to conform to the 40kB
> limit on soekris-tech at lists.soekris.com emails.
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: OpenBSD 5.0 warm boot unreliable on a Soekris Net6501 using
> Transcend SSD
> Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:44:39 +0100 (CET)
> From: lsalle at aventin.com
> Reply-To: lsalle at aventin.com
> To: bugs at openbsd.org
> CC: lsalle at aventin.com
>
>> Synopsis:	OpenBSD 5.0 warm boot may stop with "root device:" prompt on a Soekris Net6501 system using Transcend SSD
>> Category:	system
>> Environment:
> 	System      : OpenBSD 5.0
> 	Details     : OpenBSD 5.0-current (GENERIC) #118: Tue Dec 20 11:09:21
> MST 2011
> 			 deraadt at i386.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC
>
> 	Architecture: OpenBSD.i386
> 	Machine     : i386
>> Description:
>
> Following a "sudo reboot" command, the system boot may stop displaying the
> prompt "root device:" accepting the options: exit, em0, em1, em2, em3.
>
> The problem have been reproduced on three systems, one 6501-50 and two
> 6501-70 all
> equipped with a mSATA Transcend 16GB SSD.
>
> On all three machines the BIOS has been updated to the latest 1.41a version.
>