From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 11 17:33:55 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C26333D8 for ; Sun, 11 Aug 2013 17:33:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mueller6724@bellsouth.net) Received: from nm3-vm8.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com (nm3-vm8.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com [216.39.63.211]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 76A372ED4 for ; Sun, 11 Aug 2013 17:33:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [216.39.60.168] by nm3.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 11 Aug 2013 17:31:10 -0000 Received: from [67.195.23.145] by tm4.access.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 11 Aug 2013 17:31:10 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp117.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 11 Aug 2013 17:31:10 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bellsouth.net; s=s1024; t=1376242270; bh=zoGP4HD4Op5UblZ5XoQdQBl8mSxmKXNXjTN11CJ/hVE=; h=X-Yahoo-Newman-Id:Message-ID:Date:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-SMTP:X-Rocket-Received:From:To:Subject; b=zaO7aTTyWcu5cGw247y/h7mN3ZFaPp0uDhtXldUvbSZMkbms60KCMnr2J4Pcqi9CnjZD90YlHnTU77vPycrjwu39a+wIrS51iAXH+HK4uG86M/Ih1YuRIqeWFpBzT55tiMPUnO7hXqTkE/aAxjVXV1dfnVspQVd72D56Iydh4+o= X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 475633.68200.bm@smtp117.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com Message-ID: <475633.68200.bm@smtp117.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 17:31:10 +0000 (UTC) X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: wb5kXdYVM1mfyrGYAR2X7d21CSSYZsvbsuMEhd_DQnWyoQU xM6lpIhid.JWBZ61uBqYKf5iW527OAohmWTbXS7TI0rFrAQU68kPfq4F43Tn IVxSs31CvgHFUn1IWZ4j0W0OCoMVuQ18A6d3x6Udsg1OXUsQ5TS4DNVPtvZ7 3Xzt20cz3iSzKYLoZHv6gZ6Wrv8BUW4kWhfthLT0PscWg1SESzDqKYx1F9rY XcT86iakMxgVfNVCcWeTi0lmNA5HMF_Zp9RnX7jVtgXscz0LbHwP7t8.2Ajl W_vENp4wJ.hADfWmRflFkfCVZsDrvuTjQs0YlC0XOQ8B1NRtBfl7b3njE7KK Z6qDKWUS96QZzXj2rrXAIlGkyrtVku7ZkM.BfwuNTh6EfKiYOaZtizJLeYvK 8PlCsdql6klMY2DneAJErJgLQH_fZUVvCs4iEZBSLtX8yg9iS8K3sN6gu_sT XfKI75OQbxNWmv2bi8YZA7.87NURwZIiaqpIoiSmrkprx6SMV1pZYEllaq5C fBa1hrWw5caHPfEy4mVnRm8LOulgmTtH_MOecx..4EwL8_zkKf4eUO9cPt9Z WqriZGG.LypcrJ6y4KBNRpYYk9N4V5iS9191jKdd.ij0se65Ge5R4lapxA.c YHhzvIykTiHiHrZCAjqOtfA-- X-Yahoo-SMTP: Kz_aW1.swBBYof3zAD7.RWzXz9ZAQVDMml1VADsbgPT4Kq79LC0- X-Rocket-Received: from localhost (mueller6724@74.130.200.176 with plain) by smtp117.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 11 Aug 2013 17:31:10 +0000 UTC From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Change in loader or kernel: won't boot with kfreebsd in grub2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 17:33:55 -0000 Has there been a change in loader or kernel format recently? Through FreeBSD 9.1 postrelease, I was able to boot with grub2 (Super Grub Disk) on the System Rescue CD (sysresccd.org) by set root=(hd0,gpt3) insmod ufs2 kfreebsd /boot/loader boot but that no longer works. That was the method suggested in $PORTSDIR/sysutils/grub2/pkg-message I just source-upgraded from 9.2-BETA2 to what is now called 9.2-PRERELEASE uname -a shows FreeBSD amelia2 9.2-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 9.2-PRERELEASE #17 r254196: Sun Aug 11 00:36:49 UTC 2013 root@amelia2:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SANDY amd64 Fortunately, I also installed to a USB stick, GPT-partitioned with the first partition being freebsd-boot, so I boot with that, and to get the hard-drive installation, escape to loader prompt and type set boot_askname and then ufs:/dev/ada0p3 at the mountroot> prompt. I want to use the hard drive for more than one OS: FreeBSD and Linux. For forensic, testing purposes, I tested and was able to boot the old 9.0-BETA1 installation by set root=(hd0,gpt9) insmod ufs2 kfreebsd /boot/loader boot which is why I think there was possibly a change in loader or kernel format. I was worried that my Western Digital Caviar Green 3 TB hard drive was starting to go bad, but now it looks like maybe a change in FreeBSD loader or kernel format. Tom