HELP! Cannot mount rootfs after upgrade

[urello]

Im doing 7.0 -> 8.3 remote upgrade.
I've downloaded 8.3 sources vi csup and did he following

cd /usr/scr
make buildworld
make buildkernel KERNCONF=storage
make installkernel KERNCONF=storage
cd /usr/local/etc/rc.d
for i in `/bin/ls`; do ./$i stop; done
mergemaster -p
cd /usr/src
make installworld
yes | make delete-old
shutdown -r now

After reboot / couldn't be mounted from hard drive (/dev/da0s1a)
I requested KVM access to box, rebooted, escaped to loader prompt and loaded old (7.00 kernel. Old kernel mounted rootfs correctly and loaded OS successfully. Obviously i couldn't login because of new "world".
New kernel is 8.3 generic + ipfw & ipsec, compiled without modules (NO_MODULES=true in make.conf)
How can one bring the host up?

 

[SirDice]

What is the exact error you're getting and when does it occur?

It may be something simple as just telling the bootloader to load from the correct disk.

 

[urello]

Screenshot attached.
I tried

mountroot> ufs:/dev/da0s1a

And in loader prompt as well

OK set vfs.root.mountfrom=/dev/da0s1a

 

[SirDice]

Are you sure it's da0s1a not ad0s1a? (the first is usually SCSI, the latter IDE/ATA).

If you enter "?" does anything show up?

 

[urello]

Yes, i'm sure, it is "HP smart array" raid controller

 

[SirDice]

Did that require extra drivers? Or did it work with the stock 7.x kernels?