From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 14 19:04:17 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A603A106566B for ; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:04:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from montiburns@googlemail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.155]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 466928FC08 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:04:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from montiburns@googlemail.com) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id l26so945062fgb.35 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:04:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=SJ9uTf8JT8K3TNSWRoQRRDjGNCk4YCu/Pmyp/hhGFaI=; b=BZ+fnQ9ZnaGTtyBwgDSL1K08y2wfbdBDBemDJ8q6rs0H/R38ya+nxWMStECfg4Q3Nz hu9axzrPBdUKwGmCc9PP0nyhio160wO8MXAbSnlYKdVJOmRrUid8/OT1LFYU3kCgYFB5 KrZAdA9WKUtfcv8SQq2piAW8ZQFhF03VzmqfY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=pZRZHKwPqu0USZvijJKvG8FjnXkAnm1r6Ab5Aq8A/3cNKFxUXzIT+t3JKFg1U+G2ZC qfsc/XyVYJjVHXqR38ca8zWJXvIXIqvHiDlkmONSfS3qgI2UvHeSA5y8CqCNONxb5/bP AgPUKTMtST9Myrlp0XAuV0mrxomj2xBmbZo54= Received: by 10.86.99.9 with SMTP id w9mr913638fgb.70.1218740655953; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:04:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?84.166.155.48? ( [84.166.155.48]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id l12sm6687789fgb.6.2008.08.14.12.04.14 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:04:15 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <48A481AE.9080209@googlemail.com> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:04:14 +0200 From: "C.M. Burns" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.14 (X11/20071210) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <48A478C5.3030002@googlemail.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20080814135612.025a8730@mail.computinginnovations.com> In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20080814135612.025a8730@mail.computinginnovations.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Migrate harddisk with FreeBSD into new machine X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:04:17 -0000 Derek Ragona schrieb: > At 01:26 PM 8/14/2008, C.M. Burns wrote: >> Hi list, >> >> I have a problem. A faulty machine was running freeBSD with a two >> harddisk software raid. >> now these two disks should be put into a new machine, but of course >> it won't boot because it is new hardware. >> Kernel just reports: cannot mount root device from /dev/mirror/gm0s1a >> (or sth like this). >> >> question is now, how can i add the correct driver into the initial >> ramdisk (if there is such a thing on bsd) so the machine finds the >> two drives? >> second question: how can i afterwards remove the software mirror and >> only use one harddisk from that moment on? >> >> any help is very welcom, as i have no idea about bsd. i am a linux guy ;) >> >> thanks! > > > What I would do, is install FreeBSD onto a new separate hard disk. > Disks are cheap. Once you get the boot disk installed you can create > a custom kernel if necessary to support the RAID. > > maybe there is a way to use the "loader prompt" to manually load the module? it is a buslogic bt948 controller. i would rather not compile a new kernel :)