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Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 13:20:19 +0800
From: Robert Storey <y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net>
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Use the chainloader command to start FBSD, like this:

  root (hd0,2,a)
  chainloader +1
  boot

best regards,
Robert

On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 01:42:02 -0300
"Roy Fokker" <royfokkker@hotmail.com> wrote:

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>    Hi, i have installed in my computer FBSD 5.1, and RH9. The thing
>    is, when i try to get GRUB to boot FBSD, i get the following error
>    message: root (hd0,2,a) Filesystem type unknown, partition type
>    0xa5 Then, in the GRUB-shell, i get this from auto-completion.
>    Partition num: 2, [BSD sub-partitions immediately follow] BSD
>    Partition num:'a', Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0xa5 BSD
>    Partition num:'b', Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0xa5 BSD
>    Partition num:'d', Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0xa5 BSD
>    Partition num:'e', Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0xa5 BSD
>    Partition num:'f', Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0xa5 And
>    i'm guessing that it is because of this, it then grub> kernel
>    /boot/loader ro root=3D/dev/hda3 Error 17: Cannot mount selected
>    partition This is an extract of my grub.conf. I looked for info
>    about this, and found no other reference. title FreeBSD 5.1 Release
>    root (hd0,2,a) kernel/boot/loader ro root=3D/dev/hda3 I will
>    appreciate any input. Thanks. Alejandro, from BA, Argentina.
>      _________________________________________________________________
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>    mensajes
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> References
>=20
>    1. http://g.msn.com/8HMBESAR/2728??PS=3D
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