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Date:      Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:31:18 +0100 (CET)
From:      Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@tensor.3miasto.net>
To:        Philip Hallstrom <freebsd@philip.pjkh.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to boot from a slice other than "a"?
Message-ID:  <20060112233046.K1533@chylonia.3miasto.net>
In-Reply-To: <20060112140418.A53786@wolf.pjkh.com>
References:  <20060112134825.Q53590@wolf.pjkh.com> <20060112225638.J1494@chylonia.3miasto.net> <20060112140418.A53786@wolf.pjkh.com>

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> Hmm... guess I didn't realize there was a difference :)
>
> I want the OS to "run" from /dev/da0s1h so that I can then completely wipe 
> and replace /dev/da0s1a [1].



>
>> if second - add:
>> 
>> vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:da0s1h"
>
> to which file?

loader.conf

>
> [1] The box is a new 5.3 install.  My thought was to boot from da0s1h, 
> buildworld/kernel for 6 with a DESTDIR pointing to the original / (da0s1a). 
> Then reboot and have a clean install of 6.

no need to do it that way.



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