Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 01:04:45 -0700 From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcw@speakeasy.net> To: freebsd general questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: boot loader too large Message-ID: <4BC96B9D.7020102@speakeasy.net>
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I have been following a number of GPT and ZFS docs on the web. I intend
to run UFS with GPT.
I have partitioned the drive. I installed the bootcode using:
gpart bootcode -b /dist/boot/pmbr -p /dist/boot/gptboot -i 1 ad4
ad4p1 is a 1 MB partition with nothing in it and type=freebsd-boot. The
root device is ad4p2 with binaries and kernel already installed. When I
boot I get an error message:
boot loader too large
I am not sure what stage of the boot process this occurs in. I do not
see any of the familiar boot0 or boot1 prompts. I tried installing mbr,
boot0, and boot1 just to see what would happen. I didn't expect them to
boot assuming that they are GPT unaware. I did get some familiar
prompts/errors. I at least confirmed that I was managing to get the
bootcode installed.
Is there any documentation on the new GPT boot process yet? I am
curious how the PMBR knows to pass control to the boot partition, and
then on the to root partition's /boot/loader.
Thanks,
Jason
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