From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 9 13:27:58 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36D7C1065675 for ; Sun, 9 Aug 2009 13:27:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.24]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A84EA8FC44 for ; Sun, 9 Aug 2009 13:27:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from slackbox.xs4all.nl (slackbox.xs4all.nl [213.84.242.160]) by smtp-vbr4.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n79DRufF040915; Sun, 9 Aug 2009 15:27:56 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: by slackbox.xs4all.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id F1195BA8A; Sun, 9 Aug 2009 15:27:55 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 15:27:55 +0200 From: Roland Smith To: Michael Christie Message-ID: <20090809132755.GA7438@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="/04w6evG8XlLl3ft" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-GPG-Fingerprint: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 X-GPG-Key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt X-GPG-Notice: If this message is not signed, don't assume I sent it! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gmirror X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:27:58 -0000 --/04w6evG8XlLl3ft Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Aug 09, 2009 at 10:41:05PM +1000, Michael Christie wrote: > Hi there all, >=20 > I need your help. I have a supermicro server which was running Freebsd 7.1 > with 2 SATA drives. I have had G mirror running on the server. I needed to > do a full reinstall of freebsd but was unable to disengage the mirror at = the > time. When installing Freebsd, on to the drives i see i have AD4 AD6 and = AR0 > on the disk label, i have installed the new free bsd in AD4, and the syst= em > would not boot. >=20 > I have come across this before where i have to remove AR0 to default the > drive, i can remember reading a thread on how to use =E2=80=9Cfix it=E2= =80=9D and using the > live cd. I have google but cannot find it > > Please is there any one here that can refresh my memory and tell me how to > remove gmirror from my drives so i can do a fresh install,. I don't think you have to do a new install. Just use 'boot0cfg -s 1 ad4' to make the next boot start from da4. Then rebuild ad6: 'gmirror rebuild ar0 a= d6'. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --/04w6evG8XlLl3ft Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (FreeBSD) iEUEARECAAYFAkp+ztsACgkQEnfvsMMhpyVcpQCdHlLFj3JlD5RMN10vsXGzxYtH oLIAl0fdADmLHmPC3TBa0Mp9XtKFby8= =QKl0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --/04w6evG8XlLl3ft--