From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 26 06:53:56 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 472BE16A4CE for ; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 06:53:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from out7.mx.nwbl.wi.voyager.net (out7.mx.nwbl.wi.voyager.net [169.207.3.125]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D02F43D3F for ; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 06:53:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from robc@execpc.com) Received: from mail0.mx.voyager.net (mail0.mx.voyager.net [216.93.66.205]) by out7.mx.nwbl.wi.voyager.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7437793286; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 08:53:54 -0600 (CST) Received: from localhost.localdomain (nm3.mx.lnng.mi.voyager.net [216.93.38.229]) by mail0.mx.voyager.net (8.12.9/8.10.2) with ESMTP id hBQErsrv061851; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 09:53:54 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200312261453.hBQErsrv061851@mail0.mx.voyager.net> From: "rob copsey" To: "Joseph" X-Mailer: CoreCommMail X-IPAddress: 169.207.169.134 Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 09:53:54 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Invalid Partion - help on setting up loader X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 14:53:56 -0000 Hi, You've posted to the wrong list (see newbie's FAK). . . Also, there are sections of the handbook that deal with this and other aspects of setting up the boot loader and partition scheme. If you still have questions after perusing the relevent sections of the handbook, please post to the questions list. Happy Holidays, Rob > Hi list. Merry Christmas!! > > This is my first post on a Freebsd Mailing List, so don't be too harsh on me if my ettiquette isn't acceptable. > > Ok, I guess I'll get to the heart of this post: > > I'm trying to figure out how to boot 5-releng-1 alongside my 4-stable slice. > > After a surprisingly successful buildworld/kernel, installworld, I used /stand/sysinstall to fdisk/disklabel the appropriate partitions. By the way, both slices exist on the same disk. > > Booting to stable was fine, however, booting to current gave me: > > invalid partion > > I was, however, able to get it to work, when I pointed the boot to 0:ad(2,e)/boot/loader (which is the location of my current's root partition.) > > I'm happy with how my current installation went, but I may have missed a crucial step along the way. > > Any advice welcome > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies- unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- CoreComm Webmail. http://home.core.com