The Problem



When I upgraded my FreeNAS to the latest version FreeNAS 8.0.3 RELEASE p1, it refused to boot and stop at the following message.



mountroot> GEOM: da0s1: geometry does not match label (16h,63s != 255h,63s).

GEOM: da0s2: geometry does not match label (16h,63s != 255h,63s).



I typed the following command and it boots fine.



ufs:/dev/da0s1a



The problem is that I need to type the captioned command on each boot up. How to solve this problem? Yes, I can.



The Solution



After the system is booting up and a menu is displayed. Select "9) Shell" to go to the shell prompt where we can do the following.



Step 1 :



nano /etc/fstab



Change from :

/dev/ufs/FreeNASs1a / ufs ro 1 1



To :

/dev/ufs/FreeNASs1a / ufs rw 1 1



Step 2 :



Then, save and exit the editor. Execute the following command :



mount -a



Step 3 :



Next, open up another file :



nano /boot/loader.conf



Change from :

#Fix booting from USB device bug

kern.cam.boot_delay=10000



To :

#Fix booting from USB device bug

kern.cam.boot_delay=20000



Save and exit the editor. Then reboot. This time, the boot up is much slower than before but it works. Problem solved!



Thats all! See you.

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CAD-a-Blog conducted a readers poll (completely unscientific of course) to see how often you think Autodesk should release a new version of AutoCAD. This seems to be a hot topic at the moment due to many users unhappiness with AutoCAD 2009.

Here is what you said:

Out of 45 readers participating (I know, not that many) nobody wanted a 6 month cycle. I dont even think this is possible unless there is only one item to the update.

2% of the voters would like to see an 8 month cycle!! Thats fast, and again, Im not sure thats possible either.

4% wanted a 12 month (or yearly) cycle, which Autodesk has done since the 2003 release of AutoCAD 2004. It would seem that most people are unhappy or not fully satisfied with this type of a cycle.

13% would like to see an 18 month cycle which would be every year and a half, or two releases in a three year period. They would like to see Autodesk take a little bit more time to work on the program.

49% of the voters would like to see a 24 month, or bi-annual release of AutoCAD, thats almost half.

31% of users participating said a 36 month or three release cycle is the way to go. Is that too long of a wait?
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Well, this pole is clearly not scientific, or far reaching enough for us to make any conclusions about the users. However, it does seem to coincide with other polls and discussions on the internet. It seems that keeping up with AutoCAD every year is becoming a hassle for many of its users, managers, and companies.

How long before this rapid release cycle takes a big enough toll on companies where they stop upgrading every year? there are many problems with a yearly release cycle on the users end, cost is the biggest, or course. Everything comes down to the bottom line. Autodesk has to serve not only their clients, but their stockholders. In fact, the big guns in charge at Autodesk answer first to the stockholders. The stockholders answer to their desire for valuable stock. In order to affect change in the stockholders perspective, the stock has to change value. The more profitable it is the more they will stay the same, and more of it. The less valuable it is, the more likely they are to change policy.

My point here is that everyone involved is in this thing to make money. Autodesk wants to make money selling the software to users. Users want to make money selling drawings, models, etc. by using the software. Perhaps the best question to ask is what do the users clients need? That will dictate what the users will purchase and how they will work and for how much. Which will in turn direct Autodesk on what and how to produce in their software.

Sometimes the software provider, in its interest, has to create a need, hence the verticals of AutoCAD. Many users didnt know that they needed new and improved software to do their jobs until it was available. Its like color TV. Nobody knew the needed it until it was available. they were happy with black and white TV.

Thats my two cents, please dont ask for change!!

Happy CADDING.

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