Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 08:21:51 +0000 From: Zbigniew <zbigniew2011@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A problem with loader Message-ID: <CALT7RM_hk7YMoyFjD53ppfr2gtyHP-DtZC9nRXaCyC30wptwbg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4A.C7.22740.91D9B605@smtp01.insight.synacor.com> References: <4A.C7.22740.91D9B605@smtp01.insight.synacor.com>
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2012/10/3, Thomas Mueller <mueller23@insightbb.com>: >> installed recently 9.0 - and I've got a little problem: while booting, >> "loader" somehow gets incorrect currdevice value, stopping boot >> process. It does get "disk1s6a", but it should be "disk1s7a". I can >> boot system, when I set currdev "manually", then type "boot". > >> But how can I change it for steady, avoiding this typing each time? Of >> course, loader won't read its config files, when not having access to >> root directory. How can I pass the proper value to loader immediately? > >> Maybe the fact, that I'm booting FreeBSD using GRUB, can be of any help? > Which GRUB are you using, legacy (0.97) or GRUB2? "Legacy" GRUB 0.97. > Are you sure you specify the partition correctly in GRUB? > > Partition numbering starts from 0 in GRUB legacy but from 1 in GRUB2. Well, it seems so; it's booting at least to loader's shell, and - besides - it doesn't allow me to select partition "6", as non-existing. But what about any possibility to pass the proper value for currdisk to loader? -- regards, Z.
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