Boot halts at trying to mount root

[David K. Gerry]

On 11/5/2018 12:37 PM, Matthew Seaman wrote:
> Does /dev/gpt/HoD_Root exist after you've booted via your thumb drive?

Yes, that's how I was able to run fsck on the partition.

> Is the root partition there but under a different label perhaps?

The root partition is correctly labeled I was able to mount it on the
thumb drive and verify.
> 
> What does 'gpart show -l ada0' tell you?  (Replace 'ada0' for whatever
> device name is correct for your boot drive)

I'll have to check the results of part show when I have a sighted person
to assist me.

> 
>     Cheers,
> 
>     Matthew
> 
David Gerry
Boston, Massachusetts